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Originally Posted by Chalkie
I don't drive a Dodge, but.... Air bags can make a tremendous difference in handling and ride when you have a heavy load on.
As far as brand goes take your pick, I think it is six of one, half a dozen of the other. I will say that if you are getting onboard air with them then Air Lift is hands down the better compressor. I have Air Lift and went with them due to a slightly better price and the offer of free installation.
My two cents.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chalkie
I don't drive a Dodge, but.... Air bags can make a tremendous difference in handling and ride when you have a heavy load on.
As far as brand goes take your pick, I think it is six of one, half a dozen of the other. I will say that if you are getting onboard air with them then Air Lift is hands down the better compressor. I have Air Lift and went with them due to a slightly better price and the offer of free installation.
My two cents.
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X2 on the brands of air bags. I have started looking just in case and they all look pretty much the same. Feedback on the dodge forum suggests they preform well.
Do some very serious research before you pull the pin on a new truck.
I got fed up with my Ford F150 7700# package, with the 5.7l. Living in BC and having to tackle the Rockies on just about every trip we make. So I decided I was going to go diesel.
I have been a Ford fan my whole life. Over the last 50 years, I have owned and used as daily drivers 18 Fords, starting with a '32 3 window coupe and ending with the F150. In between I
had at least one of the 2 big three, a couple of VW beetles, a Bedford van and an NSU Prinze. I always did love my beetles, the other stuff was just because I had the only on in the parking lot.
Of course the first diesel I drove was the Powerstroke. The I went to, the Ram, 6.7l, there was no comparison in the two the turbo lag in the Ram was no existent in comparison to the Ford. Both trucks were crew cabs, both long box, both same rear gear, the dealers were side by side on the same auto row and both trucks were driven the exact same route. I did not even bother going to GM, because I look at the trucks the the guys in the oil patch drive and you will be hard pressed to find a GM in the bunch. Tells me the guys that work their trucks know which ones are the toughest.
Now on to the reason I say do some very serious research;
1 the way the oil companies are jacking around with the price of diesel, it has become the more expensive fuel.
2 with the advances that Ford has had with the Ecoboost and Ram has made with the Hemi and the MDS you should have all the power that you need. Granted a diesel will still out preform in the Rockies, but and I passed them all this trip, but once we were on the flat lands they passed me and I never saw them again, after I had to stop for fuel and they didn't.
3 this is the part that that I like the best. Ram is supposed to be bringing out a redesigned 2500, it will have the same 4 link rear suspension the 1500 has, they are increase putting the 6.4l Hemi with a claimed better gas mileage that the 5.7l.
4 this is the other part that I like Ram is also supposed to be bringing out a 1500 with a diesel. This is another place where Ford dropped the ball, back in the early 00s they made an announcement that they would be bringing a V6 Navistar to the F150. After 3 or 4 years of waiting for it to materialize, I gave up. No Ram appears to be beating them to the punch.
So there are going to be some great new options coming for tow vehiles in the near future.
I still kick my backside everytime I see my neighbors RAM 1500 5.7l Hemi with MDS and 4 link sitting in his driveway. He averaged 23.4 miles to the gallon on his cross Canada trip last year. So far we have gotten just about half way in our trip this year at 6000 miles. Our average so far is 11.3 MPG.
One of the other big two that I owned was a 56 Desoto, with a 300 something Hemi Firebal. Man I loved that motor, that's about the only thing I love about the car.