8 to 9 would be a tough pill for me to swallow lol
When my old 4Runner broke down on a Overland trip, it got about 8-9 towing it back through the mountains.
Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr
Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr
8 to 9 would be a tough pill for me to swallow lol
When my old 4Runner broke down on a Overland trip, it got about 8-9 towing it back through the mountains.
Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr
Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr
Diggin this build so far.. Sweet. Gotta follow this one. Well done.
8 to 9 would be a tough pill for me to swallow lol
I do love the look of your truck. And free is the best.
One of my neighbors has one and for the first 2 years he owned it I thought it was a 2500 based on the solid front axle, but then I noticed the 1500 on the door a few months back and had to google it to read up, pretty cool setup for sure.
They made the "1500" Mega Cab for only 2 years(06-08), once they went to the 4th Gen Rams they were all 2500's. From what I gathered the only difference was the rear suspension was softer and the 1500 got the 5.7 Hemi and the 2500's the Cummins. Everything else on the truck is a 2500.
I believe the 2500 also had the option of the 6.4 Hemi. Our GMC Yukon 2500 is kind of in the same boat, has all of the 2500 brake and trans upgrades but has the small block 6.0 under the hood, the 8.1 big block was an option and tows like a diesel but holy cow they guzzle the gas.
6.4 didn’t come out till 2014 for the heavy duty Rams.
Very cool truck. It's good to see more and more 3 Gen builds. Yes, 3 Gen MegaCabs was a weird truck and came as 1500, 2500, 3500 SRW and 3500 DRW. Basically first three were the same trucks except engine and rear springs. So basically you have a Heavy Duty truck minus diesel. It is true, 5.7 was the only gas engine offered at that time in Mega Cab. 2006 and early 2007 got 5.9 Cummins and 2007.5 and up got 6.7 Cummins. 2007 was a transition year for diesel emissions.
I still have my 06 5.9 Cummins MegaCab that i got brand new. Was thinking about trading it couple of times (new trucks are nice) but just can't do it. Its been a great truck. If you are not towing much then that 5.7 will serve you well.
I would also add steering brace to your upgrade list if you don't have one yet. It will help keep things in place especially with larger tires. This is considered a must by many to keep everything happy and was one of the first mods I did to my truck.
Here is pic of my old girl.
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I don't really follow Ram variations, just saw the "6.4 Hemi" on the side of one of the Ram 2500 fleet vehicles they use around here, should be a decent option if you don't need a diesel.
Looks good! Hopefully you're also happy with the output come night time.
(Sidebar; also love the Bob's Burgers sunshade, hah).