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Sorry for the 2 week disappearance but had a medical issue that took over my priorities, I think I'am ready to get back to it now.

LOL, I agree with that. I once did it on a 4x4 van down low around the wheel wells which worked well since it was impossible to keep the tires from rock chipping the paint. Did use Line X it seems to be the best IMO.

Hitch mod: I did the hitch first because I needed to move a trailer and it was easier to install it before the flatbed was on. I chose a Curt class V hitch that's rated @ 20K more than enough capacity for my needs and more than the trucks rated tow capacity by about 2,500 lbs. Got the hitch...

The Mods in the order I plan to do them in: 1. Trailer hitch 2. Steps for popup camper 3. Aluminum flatbed 4. Spare tire mount 5. Storage boxes 6. Slider/steps combo I will be weighing the truck after the completion of each mod, I'am using the Cat scales at the Loves truck stop in Williams Az...

Mundo4x4, I think you nailed it! Been admiring your truck/camper and where you go with it for some time now.

This. I might add "if your load requires it often". I went back to a gasser myself.

Nothing really, just poking fun. If you read some of threads in the fireside chat section on "what is overlanding? or expo ready?" It just gets a little silly sometimes. But you did get the info you were asking for and that is what makes this forum great.

Welcome to the Portal and the Suburban will make a nice truck. Word of caution though, be careful using the term's "Overlanding or Expo" some of the members here get easily offended by it!

Probably a little more background on how I ended up getting the current truck might be in order. In August 2015 I purchased a 2015 Ram 3500 dually with the Cummins/Aisin transmission to tow our 15k lbs. 5th wheel trailer (our home) during my 3 months that I'am not working. Original plans were to...

The Cummins is a beast of a engine, it just needs to be run hard often to avoid emission issues. When you fire it up it needs to get good and hot driving it 20 miles+. Short hops are bad for it, in my situation I was not able to do that enough and had problems so Went with a Hemi.

That was kinda what I was thinking, back it off 10% or so for long term reliability.

Planned uses of this truck: This truck is going to become our only vehicle in the near future so it's going to be a DD. We also need the ability to move our home when needed (as mention earlier we are full time RV'ers, my job requires that we live in a RV, also known as work camping). The wife...

Good question and there is a short and longer answer to it. I will give the short one for now and probably expand on it more later in this build thread. Reliability, very real warranty problems with the Cummins and lower cost overall. Of course the compromise with choosing the Hemi was I'am...

Yes it is, the cool thing was that it was already sitting on the dealer lot and was speced out almost exactly the way I wanted, made it real easy and no waiting. It's been over 4 years since I have been excited about a truck build, this should be a fun one!

With the Aisin transmission (AS66RC) the Hemi is rated at 370HP and 429LB-FT torque. With the standard tranny (66RFE) it is rated at 410 HP with the same torque rating (both cab chassis figures, interesting that the Aisin has a lower HP rating). So it is detuned some although it feels plenty...

Thanks Chilli, Actually they do offer it in a Cummins. The truck on the left in the first pic is mine the one with the black grill is a Cummins with Aisin tranny they were both speced about the same, IIRC the Cummins truck was about $5-6k more. The second pic shows the difference of where...

Thanks p nut. I believe I have found the right truck to do the job. My needs in a truck are probably a bit different/unique than most here on the Portal. Hopefully when this build is complete it will be helpful to someone else thinking of doing something similar.

"The Bears"

The truck of choice for build: 2016 Ram 3500 4X4 regular cab, SRW, cab/chassis in a Tradesman level trim. 6.4L Hemi with a 6-speed Aisin transmission, manual shift transfer case and 4.44 axle ratio. Payload is 3,830 lbs, max towing is 17,680 lbs and GCWR is 24,000 lbs. Reason I chose this...

I know the OP mention that he wasn't interested in a cab\chassis but others might want to consider it. I wanted a PW in the worst way but no mater how much I tried to make one work out for my needs it wouldn't in fact not even close. 1500lbs payload and 10k towing killed it for me. I'am a full...