Jump to content

Forum farewell

HapHazard

By HapHazard
in The Off-Topic Bar

Recommended Posts

HapHazard Enthusiast

HapHazard

Posted
Posted

Last night I traded in my 2009 red Silverado 1500 LTZ for a 2012 mineral gray Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie.

 

I have now owned a 1996 F-150, a 2004 F-150, my 2009 Silverado, and now this Ram truck.

 

The tipping point was my wife increasingly tiring of the Victory Red, but I must also confess to having been intrigued by the newer Ram pickups for some time now. If I noticed anything right away it is the stock 20" wheels and that the the metal seems to be of a lower, or thicker gauge. But I loved my SIlverado, this forum, and its contributors, and I have lurked here often during the last three years. Thank you to all.

post-65952-0-85712400-1348916943_thumb.jpg

post-65952-0-85712400-1348916943_thumb.jpg

post-65952-0-85712400-1348916943_thumb.jpg

post-65952-0-85712400-1348916943_thumb.jpg

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

Posted
Posted

No need to leave you are still welcome here

 

 

Ryan

 

 

HEMICAT Enthusiast

HEMICAT

Posted
Posted

That's a nice RAM! I almost bought one myself. No need to leave most people on this forum love all trucks in general, not a lot of trash talk if you've noticed those people get called out right away.

hzhardy Enthusiast

hzhardy

Posted
Posted

don't come crying back when the dash starts to rattle... lol

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

Posted
Posted

Nice truck! I also almost bought one myself last year, but gave GM another go. I still eye them up sometimes wishing I would have bought one. It would be nice to have both lol! Hope you enjoy it, and like others have said there's no need to leave.

Big_D Enthusiast

Big_D

Posted
Posted

I like the look of the wheels, but, are they like the GM 20's and use a chrome plastic overlay?

 

 

yes

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Chuck FB
      Tire psi

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      I will admit I haven't experimented much with pressure drops beyond the numbers I put in and part of that is that the numbers I used are fairly low and then found out it would trigger regardless at that 35 psi. Having said that I had tried before had changed the placard pressures and being that I have a 1 ton set to 80 on the placard for the rear I believe it triggered close to 60, the front I don't recall now for sure but thought maybe it could get close to 45 from that factory 60 placard pressure. So I never did figure out if it was a number of psi from placard pressure to the alarm or a percentage of the total placard number as some figured it was like a 25% drop from placard pressure would trigger it. So as to try and answer your question, I believe I set the placard pressure on the front to 47 or so and while I run the front tires at 40, they have dipped below that some if its colder and I haven't put "winter air" in yet and never once have had the front alarm go off. I would say that the answer your looking for is no, that if you set your placard pressure to 45, you have a certain amount of room to drop below that pressure before the alarm will go off.    The pressures you decide to run in your truck, that ends up being what makes sense to you based on what your carrying in your truck or if towing, then have to bump them back up to something that will carry the load in the rear and the fronts typically left at the same pressure. It all comes down to that chart I put the link to and using an accurate roadside scale to be your guide, both unloaded and then loaded to know your minimum safe pressures.    I just wish GM would allow a person to change the readings for the tire pressures to the English system of pounds as I have to look at that goofy metric reading that will never ever jive in my head and will go over and change it just to figure out what they are if need be and then change it back. 
    • TrueBlue
      No Software Updates - Old Build

      By TrueBlue · Posted

      That part I understand, that the dealer can do it. But I'm not understanding why updates that were available to the truck since it left the factory, or the dealership originally, would not still be available to it without dealer intervention.   I'm thinking along the lines of recalls. They stay available until they are completed. Why not updates as well, especially since some of those can be safety related also?
    • jgaudet99
      Tire psi

      By jgaudet99 · Posted

      That's good to know, but I don't think I'll even be running them under 45 in the rear  unless it's on the sand or something but will only be for a short distance anyways!    I didn't read all the instructions in the booklet yet, but do you know let's say I set the rear psi on the placard to 45, will the warning light come on soon as it drops under 45 or is there a percentage it has to drop from the set value before the warning light is triggered?
    • newdude
      Would this CV Shaft be bad?

      By newdude · Posted

      That's bad.  Like, its probably destroying the stub axle the CV slides into.   Do you have a proper lift installed with differential lowering brackets?  Did you install AT4/Trail Boss factory CV axles?  
    • PunchT37
      Would this CV Shaft be bad?

      By PunchT37 · Posted

      Hot? New Jersey? Today? I was working on my old 2000 Silverado 1500 today. Believe me, it was boiling hot today. As it has been.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...