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Just did a kelderman 2 stage rear. Stazworks is 2 hours from me. John is very knowledgeable and much more willing to discuss options with me opposed to buckstop. I’ve had them on a full 3 days now. Very easy to mount with the 2 piece wheels. Taking off… not so much. Tire shops didn’t want to...

I just installed keldermans 2 stage rear on my ram 4500. I’ve only driven about 100 miles with it (unloaded) as I’m working on the front end now. It makes a big difference. It rides a bit worse than my 3/4 ton did but not dramatically and nothing like it was before. I think when I get rid of the...

I have a Ram 5500 arriving soon and have Keldermans 2 stage rear air suspension ready to install. I was also wanting to keep things simple but have a better ride. I’m not doing the self leveling, just manual fill. When I contacted Kelderman, they said the ride was about the same as their 4 link...

Yeah I couldn’t pass it up. Hard to believe it’s 49 years old. Some preventative maintenance and I’ll try to get another 50 yrs out of it.

Nice rig! I’m waiting for my 5500 to arrive. Super singles and vintage camper waiting to be bolted on. Mine should look pretty similar!

Thanks. That is scary. Design is definitely different. Yours look like maybe 1/2 bolts? And a lot more of them. Mine are 5/8 I believe (nut is 15/16) and just 18 of them. Mine are not beadlock. I’ll be monitoring for loosening for sure.

Will do. Thanks again. These are new but also a flat spider. 18 bolts total. The bolts themselves are the only thing that aligns the 2 pieces but tolerances seem pretty tight. Short of most of the nuts backing off, it’s hard to see how the sections could become misaligned. I don’t know enough...

Thanks for the warning! So your wheel studs snapped off? Or the bolts on the 2 piece wheels? What is the “spider” you refer to? How long had you had them on before this happened?

Thanks. They have disc lock nuts. Hopefully that helps.

Yeah not for everyone and I may switch to military if I end up needing to. Tires will be the limiting factor otherwise. I bought Stazworks wheels. He told me I’d be at 93” wide and a square setup. I’m trying the maxxis razr at. I had not heard of them until shopping for a 40 that’s less than...

After a lot of thought, I decided to go super singles on the ram 5500 I have coming. I opted out of the military tire as I don’t need the full capacity of the 5500. Still good for almost 16k (and I won’t be close to that) and will have a much quieter tire, much better in the snow. It was the...

Kind of a odd approach most likely and maybe wouldn’t work for your heavy application but I was finding a bunch of new take off Raptor shocks on eBay at one point (2017 and 18, after that they have some electronics involved). You could revalve them and have yourself a massive 3” Fox for cheaper...

You could think about hanging those lightweight bikes off the back and having water, fuel, cooler, etc up front. Plan other heavy storage to the front or over the axle. Also, you can buy a tongue scale from etrailer (or various methods with a bathroom scale).

Most, if not all, 7k axles will be 8 bolt, 8x6.5. I replaced my surge brakes with electric over hydraulic disc brakes. The higher pressure actuator is for discs, lower for drums. It’s a pretty easy conversion especially if you retain the drums.

Most bumpers will give you more clearance than stock. I’ve had a Fusion (I think they make one for your year) and currently Kelderman bumper on my 2015 2500. Both with a Warn Zeon 12s platinum winch. It likely reduces airflow but I’ve never had tranny temp issues. I have kryptonite tie rods...

No mountains on the nittos. No chunking on mine. 2015.5 GMC duramax 4.5” BDS, Deavers, airbags, Fox, 37” Nitto Ridge Grapplers, Fusion bumper, Warn 12S Platinum Schutt flatdeck extended camper build

I went from toyo rt (35x13.5) to the Ridge Grappler (37x12.5) and would do it again. Better in dirt and snow and shockingly quiet on the road. The Falkens will probably be the best in snow on your list at least hard pack and ice. Deep stuff STT pro. Ridge grappler best middle ground imo...

Sorry, previous tire was the toyo RT 2015.5 GMC duramax 4.5” BDS, Deavers, airbags, Fox, 37” Nitto Ridge Grapplers, Fusion bumper, Warn 12S Platinum Schutt flatdeck extended camper build

I have 37/12.5/20s. Awesome tire. Very quiet, significantly quieter than the Toyo MTs I had before and they we not bad. They grip well in snow and mud. Have about 10k and still look new. Should get 50k at least. 2015.5 GMC duramax 4.5” BDS, Deavers, airbags, Fox, 37” Nitto Ridge Grapplers...

I am driving a 2015 GMC 2500. I put about 40k miles on 35” Toyo RTs. They were pretty quiet but a little hum at freeway speeds. I decided to try to Nitto Ridge Grapplers when I moved to 37”. They are amazingly quiet despite being more aggressive than the RT. 2015.5 GMC duramax 4.5” BDS...