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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Guess I'll introduce the truck in here since it has zero performance mods yet. Not much I can do to fix that until the encrypted tuning is cracked.

I picked this up new last Friday....has about 700 miles on the odo as of today.
Debadged it and changed the antenna as soon as I got home.


I had the new wheels and tires and suspension ordered before I even bought the truck.
Gunmetal SRT10 wheels with Pirelli Scorpion Zero Assimmetrico 305/40/22 tires.
McGaughy's 2/4 drop that I adjusted to a 3/5
Hellwig sway bars front and rear.
Spohn Performance rear link bars and adjustable panhard bar.
Adjustable QA1 shocks on all 4 corners.


Went to town on it yesterday.
Got the suspension done and swapped out the ugly *** Sport hood for a regular one.





Spohn link bars and QA1's


Spohn adjustable panhard and Hellwig bar. I gotta rework those brackets to get that bar level somehow.


I'm waiting on these 14" SSBC brakes now.....the calipers are being powdercoated before they ship them to me. I ordered matching rear rotors but there are no rear calipers available so I'll have a stock set powdercoated to match for now.



I have a high end SQ audio system going in when I have the time using Audio System X-Ion amps, Focal 3 way front stage and JL sub.

About that performance....
I'm in touch with Arrington Performance about a cam, blower and some other stuff. They have a 2012 Ram in now for R&D work on swapping the wiring harness and ECM back to 2010 parts so it can be tuned. If they pull it off I'll be sending the truck to them for a Magna Charger install and tuning. I'm at their mercy though....nobody else I can find is working on anything that in depth for these trucks.

Anyway...enough rambling. That's me and that's my new toy.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Nice! I liked the hood you had on there
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Very nice truck...The rear oe 4-link is sick!!
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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I'm hoping that 4 link can be put to good use. That's why I changed the bars to ones with urethane bushings, to get rid of the soft rubber bushed crap and eliminate any wheel hop. Hoping I can go full soft on the shocks too and transfer some weight on a set of drag radials in this short little bastard.
I need some power first though. lol
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Awesome truck my friend. And I like the old hood too.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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If it was functional maybe I would have kept it...but it was just cosmetic and not my style.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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If it was functional maybe I would have kept it...but it was just cosmetic and not my style.
I agree...not a fan of flashy stuff added for style either. Truck is coming along real nice.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Looks damn good buddy! I luv these new rcsb rams!
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Looks great. Im diggin the wheels.
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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the wheels look so good on the truck, clean and simple dont add any racing stripes though lol
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