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We're open to anyone with a Ram truck. New and Old. We're adding some more stuff this year. And I might be doing a mini gathering in Sept.

I have two Viair compressors, I can do two tires at a time. And the wife and I each do a side of the Power Wagon when we need to air up. The added benefit of my mini-setup is I can share a line with a friend, which I've done a few occasions. Get yourself a good set of tire deflators and a...

In my Trailblazer build, before the current rig and kids, I did this. We had leather seats to boot. Weighted the rear bench seat, 175lbs. So that's some serious savings.

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Welcome to OB. Good color choice.

So many posts here to like! Hey, just a heads up >> Next May https://powerwagonsinmoab.com/ - Hopefully we can meet up then. Also, some of us will be back in Moab in September. Planning something small. I'll post up on this forum as well. Congrats on the new ride.

We came across a guy in a Chevy Aveo down there at the bottom of the Switch Backs one time. His wife was in the passenger seat and you could just see as they drove by that she was fuming and they were having a very very bad day.

Driving it in reverse is always interesting. That section by the green river, I'm just always thinking I hope there is no oncoming traffic.

I tell you, there have been so many times I've been going down some washboard road and repeatedly said "I wonder if I should air down" because the ride was rough. I know now if I'm asking myself that, I should just air down and stop wondering. LOL

Yup, the tow capacity is disappointing. How much weight will you be pulling? My friend Gus just upgraded from his 1st gen to a second gen. Tows a 23ft Airstream. Used bags on both of his Raptors. Otherwise it sags. The 23fter isn't that heavy. We seriously considered a Raptor to replace...

Oh yeah, totally you guys should have a blast. It will be enough of a challenge, but it won't be impossible.

If your buddy is in a Taco like you, you should be mostly fine. It kind of depends on whose spotting and the driver. :grimacing: It's like Seven Mile which is supposed to be harder. Watch your rockers. What size tires is he running? The mistakes people make are not getitng out to look at...

Hells Revenge and Fins and Things are easy. And don't chicken out on the obstacles. I've done them with a stock fullsize 3/4 ton truck. Top of the World is always a must do too. You'll have loads of fun. Also yes, the Switchbacks and White Rim are worth seeing. I love going out there. And if...

Raptor isn't good for tight trails or crawling. If you lived in SoCal I'd so go for it. That's a perfect place for it. Baja is also another place where it's in it's element. If you're just getting it as a DD, do it.

So this is my own story. Maybe it might be useful. I had some similar considerations. I'm all for building. But I find my wants change regularly. So last year we were full-time travelers. Living and traveling in our Airstream and towing with a Ram 1500. We gave up our first overland vehicle...

You know what I hate is paying premium money for a product that turns out to not be a premium product. Especially when that product was American made. Oh man, that really gets my gears going.

I've never had my tire look like it would come off. But it does it's job of softening the impacts and gripping rocks. I run Toyo Open Country AT/II's in 35x12.5R17 right now. Moving up to 37's soon.

My rig isn't a diesel, but I'm actually about the same weight as your loaded, actually even more. 7864 last time on the cat scales. It really depends what I'm wheeling/driving on. Sometimes on washboard/rough dirt road I'll run between 32psi-40psi because I figure why bother airing back up at...

You're at 33's with minor rubbing. I'd bet 4-inches and 35's or 37's would make ya happy. A lot of the big lifts can actually hurt you offroad. Start getting tippy. Don't want to loose the advantage you have with the longer wheelbase. Make up the extra inches with tire size.