2019 Ram 1500 Laramie Black Edition

I sure will.

Found out this week we need tires already for the Ram. After a few other recent expenses, wife and I decided the Frogs will have to go up for sale.

If anyone is interested, will be listing all of them this weekend after I get a chance to pull both pairs of GS690.
 
Not sure how I missed your thread Daniel, but nice work. Are you getting rid of both the GB25's and GS690's? You're hanging on to the Can-Am though, right? :D
 
Thank you sir! I'll actually be listing all of it, the GB10s, GB25s, two pairs of GS690, and the pair of GB12D4
 
jtrosky said:
What are you going to replace them with? Just curious (sorry if you already stated this and I missed it).
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Most likely will just break the NVX X-series speakers out of retirement that I installed and removed from our Challenger. The subs on those are quite a bit shorter in mounting depth, require less volume, and already have all those just sitting in the garage. Might as well put them to good use again.
 
Chithead,

How come you need to replace the tires already? I know the ones my truck came with have an 80k mile warranty. I talked with a guy at my local Firestone shop and he said I should easily get that as long as I rotate them every 5-7k miles.
 
That's a good question. But I noticed last weekend that the center of the rear tires are almost bald. Fronts are fine. No, I didn't rotate like I should have :daniel: Just odd that it happened. I thought low air pressure due to the wear in the middle like that, but why are the front tires still good?

This is the third Mopar vehicle we've purchased with Goodyear tires that didn't even make it to 30,000 miles before needing replaced.
 
chithead said:
That's a good question. But I noticed last weekend that the center of the rear tires are almost bald. Fronts are fine. No, I didn't rotate like I should have :daniel: Just odd that it happened. I thought low air pressure due to the wear in the middle like that, but why are the front tires still good?

This is the third Mopar vehicle we've purchased with Goodyear tires that didn't even make it to 30,000 miles before needing replaced.
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To be honest, not a fan of Goodyear tires anymore. Mine came with Bridgestone, and after 12k, they don't show hardly any wear whatsoever. Something isn't right if tires aren't lasting at least 40k or more for a truck!
 
chithead said:
That's a good question. But I noticed last weekend that the center of the rear tires are almost bald. Fronts are fine. No, I didn't rotate like I should have :daniel: Just odd that it happened. I thought low air pressure due to the wear in the middle like that, but why are the front tires still good?

This is the third Mopar vehicle we've purchased with Goodyear tires that didn't even make it to 30,000 miles before needing replaced.
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High air pressure causes the middle to wear, and the fronts lasted longer because they weren't over inflated, or because they weren't subjected to burnouts. :) Seriously, the drive wheels should wear quicker, especially if the air pressure isn't correct.
 
ckirocz28 said:
High air pressure causes the middle to wear, and the fronts lasted longer because they weren't over inflated, or because they weren't subjected to burnouts. :) Seriously, the drive wheels should wear quicker, especially if the air pressure isn't correct.
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That's what I can't figure out - our 2010 Ram did the exact same thing, except to all four tires. I kept them all around 35 psi, and the tire place told us it was from them being too low of pressure. Now the rears on this Ram are doing the exact same thing, but the fronts are wearing perfectly fine. They all had 36 psi in them, I put them up to 40 psi two weeks ago hoping to get some more life out, but the rears are wearing crazy quickly. Now I'm wondering if the rear axle is skewed a bit, or out of alignment somehow.
 
Had some time this weekend to pull the Frog bynines and replace with the factory speakers (for now) - took some measurements to make baffles and also to get dampener and such ready for the next go round.

Picked up some materials to fabricate these baffles:



Thought I'd try something different, or at least new to me. Still have the baffles from the Challenger that I used as templates (along with the factory speakers) - but instead of MDF or ABS, I used aluminum:



Jigsaw worked quite well for the cutting, then drilled and tapped for the machine screws to secure everything:



Was a little apprehensive about using aluminum to tap and hopefully the threads hold, but this stuff is pretty heavy duty, they use it for tractor trailer parts at a truck manufacturer:



Initial impressions are fairly good. All the screws held great, tightened down with no stripping. And they are spaced perfectly to fit into the bynine cutouts on the carrier plates. Definitely anxious to fabricate the rest and get these installed.

Oh, and anyone who is a DIY in their driveway kind of person like me, this thing has become a lifesaver:



Works perfect for setting up next to the vehicle and placing almost anything right there - tools, sheets of dampener, and especially the door panels. I greatly dislike leaning the panels up against the side of the car or truck, or trying to find a place in the garage to lay them (usually end up on the hood of the lawnmower) - but this Keter table is perfect. And it folds up to hardly take away any space when not in use.
 
I've looked at those tables every time my Northern Tool catalog came in. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Looks awesome. Good work with the aluminum.
 
Notloudenuf said:
I've looked at those tables every time my Northern Tool catalog came in. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Looks awesome. Good work with the aluminum.
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I didn't even know they existed! Mom bought it for Dad, and he was like, "I ain't using that dumb-o thing" - so she gave it to me over a year ago. Found it while cleaning out the garage a few weeks back, and have been using it like a... well, you know.
 
I knew the NVX stuff would end up in the Ram. Sorry you had to sell the Frogs but you do what you gotta do. On the tires, the Badyear SR-A tires are some of the worst tires ever made. Both my quadcab Rams they were done at 25k. The 2016 Express truck I test drove they were needing replaced at 20k and the one I bought with 17's were done at 20k. When I put new tires on my truck right after I bought it they said the front end was pretty bad out of alignment. The Kumho Crugen's I put on it have 20k on them and look like they have at least that many miles left in them and they're a really soft tire. Grip like glue to wet roads and NEVER spun my tires on a wet boat ramp! That said, dad got around 35-40k out of the SR-A's on his 14 Silverado before he replaced them with Toyo Open Country A/T's. Something tells me Ram trucks have a misaligned front end straight out of the factory.
 
That's pretty cool right there ^^^ I haven't tried out the clamps on the Keter to see how well they work, just enjoy having the work surface right near the truck.
 
chithead said:
Oh, and anyone who is a DIY in their driveway kind of person like me, this thing has become a lifesaver:



Works perfect for setting up next to the vehicle and placing almost anything right there - tools, sheets of dampener, and especially the door panels. I greatly dislike leaning the panels up against the side of the car or truck, or trying to find a place in the garage to lay them (usually end up on the hood of the lawnmower) - but this Keter table is perfect. And it folds up to hardly take away any space when not in use.
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I own 2 of those work benches, though mine are both red; also made by Keter. They are AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, both of them are currently covered with so much crap in the garage, you can't even see them! LOL!
 
cueball981 said:
Let me know if you want me to send you a set to test. I have a few spares on-hand.

Chris
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Not to hijack too much, but I have a 2019 5th Gen RAM and was going to put some 3" tang band bamboos that I already have into my dash locations. Curious what model JBL 3.5" coaxials you are talking about. I see some available new online and wasn't sure which models you recommend. Thanks!

Oh, and I'm in AZ as well (mesa). would be cool to hear your setup if/when you are done
 
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chithead said:
That's what I can't figure out - our 2010 Ram did the exact same thing, except to all four tires. I kept them all around 35 psi, and the tire place told us it was from them being too low of pressure. Now the rears on this Ram are doing the exact same thing, but the fronts are wearing perfectly fine. They all had 36 psi in them, I put them up to 40 psi two weeks ago hoping to get some more life out, but the rears are wearing crazy quickly. Now I'm wondering if the rear axle is skewed a bit, or out of alignment somehow.
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That sucks they wore out like that. Sounds like the pressure wasn't correct in the rear (?) Depending on if the tires are stock or not, they might need different pressure front-to-rear (higher in front), as well as different from the stock placard's recommendation.

Example - I have the 20" Nitto Ridge Grapplers on my 2019 (previous owner put them on, great tires!). I have to run considerably more pressure from stock. I'm running 46 front and 42 rear. Some guys on the RAM forums actually recommend higher than this, but it passed chalk test at these levels, so I left them. But it was based on the original placard levels and then adjusted due to load ratings and max PSI ratings of the replacement tires

Oh, and happy to see your build here! I just totalled my 2015 GC which I followed some of your build when doing mine. Now I get to follow the ram :)
 
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