crismateski
American Adventurist
I sent it to black dog
This is what I sent him
Power Wagon Specs
http://powerwagonregistry.org/pw_tech.php
This is what I sent him
Power Wagon Specs
http://powerwagonregistry.org/pw_tech.php
2012 Power Wagon Build
- Thread starter PowerWagner
- Start date
FirerescuePW
New member
Oh, that's a shame. I hope you come up with a simple fix. Good luck!
PowerWagner
Explorer
stioc
Expedition Leader
Looking nice Chris! I like the topper and good job on the slide out drawer. Not to mention how much easier it'll be to setup/tear down camp with that topper now.
As for the sliders I have to agree with Crawler on both the long wheelbase part and the weight of the truck- when those 7000lbs come down hard any mounting points or joints will feel it. It's a different/lighter truck but my RRO super-sliders bolt to both the pinch weld and the frame, I can use a hi-lift on them to lift the truck but I still keep thinking about welding them to the frame. However, that has its own drawbacks.
Why hasn't anyone copied the Mopar design if it worked well and no longer available?
Let me know when you guys are going to Big Bear...as long as it's nothing super crazy I'm in.
As for the sliders I have to agree with Crawler on both the long wheelbase part and the weight of the truck- when those 7000lbs come down hard any mounting points or joints will feel it. It's a different/lighter truck but my RRO super-sliders bolt to both the pinch weld and the frame, I can use a hi-lift on them to lift the truck but I still keep thinking about welding them to the frame. However, that has its own drawbacks.
Why hasn't anyone copied the Mopar design if it worked well and no longer available?
Let me know when you guys are going to Big Bear...as long as it's nothing super crazy I'm in.
Outback
Explorer
A quick note about the rear drive shaft on the Power Wagons. The rear drive shafts are made from aluminum. These do NOT hold up well in rocky terrain where your drive shaft might kiss a boulder or carry the weight on a sandy steep ledge. A steel rear drive shaft should be made for the guys who want to go and play in the Rocks with there Power Wagons or any other modern Dodge trucks.
PowerWagner
Explorer
Hitch Mounted Swing Away Tire/Crap Carrier?
Any thoughts or experience with something like these? Thinking this could be a good way to carry extra fuel, the high-lift, etc. without having to go up to the roof rack 12 feet up. Appreciate any thoughts - thanks.
http://www.tiregate.com/hg-safari-series/
Any thoughts or experience with something like these? Thinking this could be a good way to carry extra fuel, the high-lift, etc. without having to go up to the roof rack 12 feet up. Appreciate any thoughts - thanks.
http://www.tiregate.com/hg-safari-series/
PowerWagner
Explorer
Roof rack installed
Well after getting a fair deal with kellym's wilderness rack I spent a little time on Sunday attaching it to the Thule bars. Seems pretty solid and I can pull enough on either side of the truck hanging off the sides to shake the truck but not pull loose the rack. As far as the look, I'm not a huge fan of how high it stands after sitting on the cross bars but that's the way it goes for now. Next up lights front and back and an awning.
Well after getting a fair deal with kellym's wilderness rack I spent a little time on Sunday attaching it to the Thule bars. Seems pretty solid and I can pull enough on either side of the truck hanging off the sides to shake the truck but not pull loose the rack. As far as the look, I'm not a huge fan of how high it stands after sitting on the cross bars but that's the way it goes for now. Next up lights front and back and an awning.
PowerWagner
Explorer
Looking nice Chris! How about plasti-dipping those rad chrome mud-flaps as your next project?
Thanks Russell. I'll give the mud flaps some thought but highly doubt I can part with the advertising...
PowerWagner
Explorer
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Update to the Aluminess Slider's for the Power Wagon's - Took it back to the guys in Santee and they designed a modifiction to keep the sliders from coming loose after a taking a hit. Here are some pics of that mod.
.Took the Wagon to MOAB this past week with some great guys over on the Power Wagon Forum and put the sliders to work. Here's a link to video where you can see them getting a pretty good drubbing. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXLxRKDSQx0bwB4GMz3beg/videos?view=0&flow=grid
In my opinion, they held up very well. Not loose after taking many hits. Here's a couple of pictures of the rash they came home with. They did their job and get my recomendation.
Love the truck. I am in the process of outfitting my 4x4 06 Cummins QCSB auto into a diesel PW wanna be.
As for the commentary about rock sliders for these heavy SOBs, i came across this thread and built a set of my own
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/0...502-rock-sliders-these-heavy-trucks-made.html
2x6 .25" wall rectangle for the slider, with 1.75" .25" wall DOM for the strut, with 3/8" plate gussets and strut terminations at the frame. The last post in the thread has photos of the finished product.
I used them pretty heavily getting through the Dickey Bell trail in Uwharrie NC with 31.5s and stock height suspension and they work great. I can use them as a jacking point to lift the entire side of the truck and they deflect less than 1/16". Cost about $300 in steel to fabricate.
Im loving the 9.25 AAM front factory Elocker since I installed it, next I am working out a sway bar disconnect... I dont think i can justify dropping the coin to get a stock PW Edisconnect unit.
As for the commentary about rock sliders for these heavy SOBs, i came across this thread and built a set of my own
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/0...502-rock-sliders-these-heavy-trucks-made.html
2x6 .25" wall rectangle for the slider, with 1.75" .25" wall DOM for the strut, with 3/8" plate gussets and strut terminations at the frame. The last post in the thread has photos of the finished product.
I used them pretty heavily getting through the Dickey Bell trail in Uwharrie NC with 31.5s and stock height suspension and they work great. I can use them as a jacking point to lift the entire side of the truck and they deflect less than 1/16". Cost about $300 in steel to fabricate.
Im loving the 9.25 AAM front factory Elocker since I installed it, next I am working out a sway bar disconnect... I dont think i can justify dropping the coin to get a stock PW Edisconnect unit.
Hey Chris,
Aluminess is sending me the same fix. Hope it works as good as yours. If not, I'll be cutting off the mind and building frame mounts. Anyway, glad you made it home. It was great meeting you two. And thanks for the videos.
Nate
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Aluminess is sending me the same fix. Hope it works as good as yours. If not, I'll be cutting off the mind and building frame mounts. Anyway, glad you made it home. It was great meeting you two. And thanks for the videos.
Nate
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87GMCJimmy
Adventurer
Sorry to kinda hijack BUT... I have the Aluminess sliders as well, how much does the fix setup run? Mine have taken a bit of a beating out at Uwharrie! They seem to be holding up well but, I can see where the pinch weld is getting damaged a bit by virtue of them being mounted to it. Looking at you pics, it seems like the fix may help limit that damage since it effectively triangulates their mounting points rather than having them all be in one line as they are standard. Thanks for posting up the pics and info!
By the way, nice build you've got going!!! :beer:
By the way, nice build you've got going!!! :beer:
PowerWagner
Explorer
I didn't pay for the fix. The guys at Aluminess were interested in finding a resolution so they asked me to bring the truck down and they fabbed it up on the spot. nrooney21 in the post above your's probably had them mailed up to him. You might PM him and see if he paid or they just sent him the parts. The Aluminess guys seem to be more than fair so I'm thinking they didn't charge and wouldn't charge you. The parts where just a couple of pressed angled aluminum and bolts of the size that came with the mounting hardware. There was significant drilling required to go through the mounting plates.
Thanks for the build comments. I've been lazy and haven't posted my most current additions; additional battery, inverter, lights, gear mounts to the rack. Maybe this weekend.