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    Cold air intake

    My truck came with an aFe momentum cai with the dry filter in it when I bought the truck used. Previous owner had recently installed it so I left it in. It's actually a nice unit and I like the washable filter. That said, I'd never spend my money adding one, and with stock exhaust and stock...
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    Rear Pinion Seal

    Any time I've done a pinion seal, I've run off the nut with an impact. That takes care of the staked spot without damaging anything. I then put the same nut back in exactly the same position and restake it. This method has never failed me on the many I've done on different makes. That said...
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    Birds Keep Sh!tting on My Side Mirrors

    Some people put big plastic owls on their boats. One on each mirror? Just a thought.
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    PCV Delete

    Maybe I'm the only one, but I've never heard an engine rattle caused by a pcv valve. I think you have other things going on to have a noise like that.
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    Carfax

    Be careful with bumper. They automatically sign you up for a monthly fee of about $29 or so if you forget to cancel (like I did). I finally caught it 4 or 5 months later. Shame on me, but did get them to credit back 3 of the charges when I called. Didn't give me any more info than Carfax or...
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    Gas vs Diesel

    OK folks, all you ever wanted to know about gas and diesel pricing is available right here: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_gnd_dcus_nus_w.htm You can graph to your hearts content. I'll get it started. Here's reg gas vs diesel in all areas from 1994-2024. As you can see, for most of...
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    Newbie struggling with truck choice

    To the OP, you should be able to find a 2017 BH that is basically in perfect condition for 25k, but you'll weed through a lot of crap to find one. For me the most important thing to find is no rust, but that's because I spent most of my life in the rust belt and had rust kill otherwise good...
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    Looking for advice/opinion on buying a truck

    I wouldn't hesitate to buy a 2017 with that kind of mileage. The price for that trim level might be a little high but not much. I wouldn't buy that truck, though. It has an accident history. Even minor, that means paint work and that may or may not hold up. There's no maintenance history...
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    23 2500 6.4 hemi tick? Dealer says they can’t hear it.

    Ouch. From your video, it sounds like your truck is either channeling a diesel or a lawn mower. Hard to tell from a phone video, though. Can you convince a service manager to test drive your truck with you and then take the same drive in a new one in the lot to compare? That's the route I...
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    Looks like I'm never buying RAM again...

    I don't get attached to the vehicles I drive. That's not to say there aren't several I really liked, my current ram truck being one of them. These days I usually buy used and pay cash. I buy based on cost, not payment (the dealership salesmen have never been able to understand that). I just...
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    Adding fluid to transmission

    Can you? Sure. Is it the correct way to do it? Nope. If you're going to the trouble to change the fluid and filter (you should do that too) you'll never know exactly how much came out, or if the guy before you put the right amount in. Follow the procedure exactly, paying attention to...
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    Rear Springs upgrade

    Personally, I wouldn't have raised the front. The rear is higher so when it settles with a load it levels out. It's a truck, after all. You're only talking 375 lbs and a half inch of sag (if I'm understanding your post correctly).Not sure what you would do to take that out if you wanted...
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    Transmission service

    The "Mopar storefront" on Amazon had the OEM fluid at a good price if you bought a case with 6 qts in it.
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    Max Paylod?Max Towing

    Oh. I thought you were putting all 400 on his wife.
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    Regrets? 2023 Ram 1500, 5.7 eTorque, 5'7" Short Bed, Mostly Loaded, 3.92, less than 1000 miles

    I'm sure your truck will handle it all fine. We have a travel trailer that is similar sized and our 2017 has a similar payload and it handles it fine (though we haven't gone through W.Virginia this year yet). We are bumped up near the gvwr of the truck when towing, though neither axle is close...
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