blackdmax15
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Hi all figured i’d Post this build up as most of y’all have inspired me with yours. I’m an AD Marine stationed in San Diego and living/flying around the desert SW over last ten years has motivated me to get out and explore it more towards ground level. We have a Yukon XL, but the more we explore it has become a limitation plus I don’t want to scratch the white diamond tricoat paint anymore. Plus the Yukon XL with 3 car seats was getting too small as we travel heavy and for comfort so the wife lets me take her. Feb 13 I ordered the truck from Dennis Dillon dodge in Idaho. Their online prices are stellar and my original plan was to build a prospector XL through them and they gave me good vibes on the phone (I am not affiliated other then I just gave them a ton of money when I bought the truck). Trying to be more frugal as i’m Planning to transition out of the service next summer, I compiled a list of what I thought I need and sent the list to Cody at DD and they said they could or have ordered most of the stuff I wanted so they got my deposits and the wait began.
The truck came in last week and I just picked it up on Monday the 28th. Overall i’m Extremely impressed with their service and how the whole build flows. It rides better than our Yukon Denali and gets slightly better mileage. For the trip from Caldwell to San Diego, I hand calculated 20.2mpg and that’s corrected for the larger tires. Specs are as follows:
Truck: 2018 Granite Crystal Ram 3500 CC/SB with Cummins and Aisin transmission. It’s a Tradesman with vinyl seats and floors (so the kids won’t totally destroy) and I got the 440A dual alternators. Only other mod was the 5” radio because I needed XM radio.
Parts: Thuren 2.5 King kit with 1.75” coils and active sway bar. AEV black Saltas and Toyo RTs 37/12.50. WKO 0.188” sliders and the Diamondback Hd tonneau cover. DD tinted the windows and installed all the parts for a great labor price (i’m now a fan if you can’t tell).
I’m almost done with phase one and phase two will be lockers/gears and maybe larger tires... all that is left is to decide between Line-X or bedrug, order the BD On6x curved light and CJC brackets. Oh and headlight revolution replacement bulbs since the factory low beams are the worst ever. Hope you enjoy. Love to answer any questions and will post updates as I find issues.
The truck came in last week and I just picked it up on Monday the 28th. Overall i’m Extremely impressed with their service and how the whole build flows. It rides better than our Yukon Denali and gets slightly better mileage. For the trip from Caldwell to San Diego, I hand calculated 20.2mpg and that’s corrected for the larger tires. Specs are as follows:
Truck: 2018 Granite Crystal Ram 3500 CC/SB with Cummins and Aisin transmission. It’s a Tradesman with vinyl seats and floors (so the kids won’t totally destroy) and I got the 440A dual alternators. Only other mod was the 5” radio because I needed XM radio.
Parts: Thuren 2.5 King kit with 1.75” coils and active sway bar. AEV black Saltas and Toyo RTs 37/12.50. WKO 0.188” sliders and the Diamondback Hd tonneau cover. DD tinted the windows and installed all the parts for a great labor price (i’m now a fan if you can’t tell).
I’m almost done with phase one and phase two will be lockers/gears and maybe larger tires... all that is left is to decide between Line-X or bedrug, order the BD On6x curved light and CJC brackets. Oh and headlight revolution replacement bulbs since the factory low beams are the worst ever. Hope you enjoy. Love to answer any questions and will post updates as I find issues.
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