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[TheAnatomist]

Hello all, just joined and may pick your brains about my build. I have an 09 Silverado with a knapheide utility topper that I’ve gutted and built. I have been living out of it for a year and a half now, while I finished my masters and traveled with instead of paying the absurd recent increases in rent in my area.

Here is where it stands now




Thanks for letting me join.

 

[Quattro]

Awesome rig! What size tire are you running? 6.2L with 4.30s?

 

[IdaSHO]

Awesome rig! What size tire are you running? 6.2L with 4.30s?

thanks

tires are 285/75r18 Toyo AT2’s.
Stock 3.73 gearing.

While deeper gears would be nice, it does great as is.
You just dont use 6th gear as often ?

 

[nickw]

Hello all, just joined and may pick your brains about my build. I have an 09 Silverado with a knapheide utility topper that I’ve gutted and built. I have been living out of it for a year and a half now, while I finished my masters and traveled with instead of paying the absurd recent increases in rent in my area.

Here is where it stands now

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Thanks for letting me join.

Love it - no nonsense, simple.

Business on the outside party on the inside....

 

[frink84]

First snow hit Prescott yesterday. Took the late afternoon off to get a little bit under the tires.

 

[RamFam1718]

I've been a long time lurker (3-4yrs) and finally got around to creating an account. My wife and I transitioned from Land Rovers to Rams a couple years ago and are pretty happy about it.

There are a lot of great full size builds on here and I know I will end of taking some of your ideas in the future.

Here is my power wagon:

 

[DaveNay]

Here is my power wagon:
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Welcome!

WTH was RAM thinking with that PRNDL indicator location?!

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

Hello all, just joined and may pick your brains about my build. I have an 09 Silverado with a knapheide utility topper that I’ve gutted and built. I have been living out of it for a year and a half now, while I finished my masters and traveled with instead of paying the absurd recent increases in rent in my area.

Here is where it stands now

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Thanks for letting me join.

I didn’t know Knapheide made those type of units…nice work! Is it steel or aluminum?

 

[TheAnatomist]

Love it - no nonsense, simple.

Business on the outside party on the inside....

Thank you, that was my initial goal but I will admit, at times I am left with wanting a bit more room!

 

[RamFam1718]

Welcome!

WTH was RAM thinking with that PRNDL indicator location?!

Thank you! Like you, I'm not a huge fan of its location and the fact that it is a rotary shifter. But, I'm used to it by now. The LR4 and my wife's 1500 had/have a rotary shifter as well.

If you're talking about just the indicator, it is duplicated on the speedo cluster

 

[Explorerinil]

Welcome!

WTH was RAM thinking with that PRNDL indicator location?!

I agree, I owned a 19 power wagon for awhile and just couldn’t get used to that. I’ll be honest that, the lack of rear seat room and the MDS system caused me to trade it in.

 

[ripperj]

I agree, I owned a 19 power wagon for awhile and just couldn’t get used to that. I’ll be honest that, the lack of rear seat room and the MDS system caused me to trade it in.

MDS goes away with a push of the tow/haul button.
I agree that the rotary shifter sucks.


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[Explorerinil]

MDS goes away with a push of the tow/haul button.
I agree that the rotary shifter sucks.


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Yes it does, but that gets annoying pushing that button each time. Plus the fuel economy of the 6.4 was much worse than the 7.3.

 

[TheAnatomist]

I didn’t know Knapheide made those type of units…nice work! Is it steel or aluminum?

Ya, I haven’t seen many knapheides with windows in the horizontal doors, at least not around here. It is steel and it’s definitely a few hundred lbs. It makes me feel a little more safe being steel and not an aluminum or fiberglass top. I ended up putting 3” blocks on the rear with shock extenders to level it back out. (I also have a 2” level in the front)

 

[DaveNay]

There was some great late afternoon sun today, so here's a pic of my 2002 Excursion V10.