The Ugly Truth about my 2nd GEN RAM
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2017
- In this Video I Talk about the five things I hate about my 2nd Gen Ram
These issues still don't make me love the truck any less.
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I see these 2nd gen rams everywhere. They might be aesthetically destroyed, rusted to the bone, but they still run. I don't see many Fords or chevys of the same era still running.
WikiTool chevys from those years are everywhere
It really depends on where you are too
I love my 2nd gen ram but I love all older trucks ford Chevy and dodge. They are badass
Wiki tool i have a1998 chevy 1500 still going strong all about the tlc bud i just got a 1998 v6 ram 1500 last night cant wait until the weekend
You literally see the 97-03 F150's EVERYWHERE here in Houston.
I just bought a 99 dodge ram 1500 sport, last owner had it trashed but it being my first truck i really like it. Slowly fixing her up so she looks good
I mean I bought my 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 and it’s like bullet proof the old owner was a kid starting to run it into the ground I’m restoring mine they are amazing trucks if you do the upkeep on them.
Im doing the same thing on a 2001 dodge ram. Its a 3/4 ton. Excellent truck, and fixing them up, or restoring them is worth it. Way cheaper than buying a new one, and the older ones are better made!
@@blueduck9409 old ones look better to me!! Also doesnt take an electrician to work on it.
I love my old Dodge trucks. I know their limitations, and appreciate their strengths. I dont have wrong expectations. Bad gas mileage, and they are built for low end torque and not speed so much. They are built like tanks tho, and will run for ever with minimum maintenence. Fix your truck, its cheaper than buying a new one.
There's nothing wrong with that dash go sell that doge to a real dodge fan and buy a Ford
Dude you don’t want him to turn gay so he going to stick with dodge
Lmao for real compared to the real dashboards that dash is immaculate
Such it
You should qualify your video as 2nd gen Ram V8. My 2002 3500 Cummins is by far the best truck I have ever owned. I took advice of old truck driver and kept the RPMs between 1700 and 2300 for the first 50K. I haul heavy oil tools, up and down CA freeways, have 240K miles on it, and get 18 MPG at 70 mph, and 22 MPG at 55 mph. Its been upgraded with 2018 bumper, JVC touch screen, LED lights, Alcoa rims, Killmat, etc. I love it, and I believe it will go 500K EASY!
That’s no fair Diesels get good mileage. I think the ideal Dodge Ram truck is a diesel one with manual transmission.
Buddy, you bought a 90's dodge wanting a 2019 Dodge. Everything has been cosmetic for the most part. It is a truck. Not bashing your vid because its great. Doing the work is whats fun! Great vid overall.
Fake hemi
I have a dash skinz dash cap
Has a heavy old ram 1500 and complains about milage. lmoa
No shit, right? My dad let me have his 2000 1500 Laramie and it has been the best project truck I have been playing with.
This guy needs a Hyundai or Kia. Then he would have a piece of $hit!
I live in NY. Just bought an 02 with the 5.9. its a regular cab 4x4 with some little spots of surface rust. the dash is perfect. The corners are perfect. It only has 70k miles on it. That's 17 years old. I got it for 4k. Best investment ever.
At American Patriot...12/08/19...John Lennon Day.....This Early May. I got one Better than yours and I live in Wisconsin. Mine 8 foot box standard cab STRIPPED..V6 5 speed 22997 when I took delivery. And NO RUST..2wd though. $ 3000.00 BEST Truck Ever..I have a 1995 Chevy to SOLID 100600 V8 auto 8 foot box standard cab stripped NO RUST..2wd also..
I've had my 97 Dodge Dually since 97 great truck you just need to go buy you a Ford because you are not a Dodge driver
Have 2 2nd gen Rams. 2000, club cab w 318, 2001,quad cab w 360. Both short box. 20MPG imp gal if I drive smart. 01 pulls a fifth wheel and gets 12-14 MPG/imp gal. ZERO complaints. Remember, if it has a moving part, it WILL break. Mopar or no car.
Brent Scott your full of shit
Geno's does their solution to save removing the entire dash. You probably won't ever pull the entire dash with a gasser so an LMC product won't get the solution you want anyway. Don't bash Geno's just because you didn't want to do the work to pull the whole dash. I will say the lmc dash is better, but you have to do the extra time to get the factory result you are looking for. Geno's has a lot of great products for these trucks. One disappointment does not make a bad company.
Crazy. My 1996 rams dash was solid I see all the 98 + dashes cracking like crazy
Just bought a 98 only has 2 hairline cracks from what I’ve seen it’s mint 😂
This is a pretty nice, honest review. I got a 02 1500, the first year of the 3rd gen and it has pretty much all of the same problems minus the back seat space. Front end is slowly deteriorating, rust, shit dash, bad a/c unit, and crap mileage. Still love it to death, the 5 speed is a joy all the time.
all you complain about is something to be expected from an extended cab truck from the 90s, I have one and I absolutely love it, yes stuff breaks and they get crappy mpgs but there work trucks. the 2wd usually gets about 2 mpg better and rides nicer too
I'd love to see a 5 reasons to daily drive it, i'm thinking about getting one myself. They just look awesome in my opinion compared to the other trucks (especially during that time period of trucks)
I've got a 98 2500 with the 360 magnum, I can give 5 reasons why I daily drive it
I wanna hear 5 reasons why a scene girl wants a truck lol no hate, I used to be scene af myself back in ‘09 😅😅😂😂
1. Its a Dodge, 2. Cheaper to fix than new ones, 3. You dont need a computer to work on the engine, 4. Buying one is much cheaper than buying a new one. 5. Easier to do the work / maintenence your self.
Yes! LMC Carrie's every thing and do the work yourself.
I know that happens with the most Dodge Ram trucks, but the most Dodge Ram specially lifted are so pretty’s
Thanks for the dash review. I have a 99 2500 & 01 3500 was looking for dash . LMC sounds good. Thanks
i see rams all over the road. I have a 4th gen 2011 with 131 thousand on it and I will drive it until the wheels fall off..rust is a big problem with Rams but its not the end of the world just sand it and paint it
Don’t even get me started on the dash. But the cup holder HOLY HELL THE CUP HOLDERS haha tactical cup holders that can fit cups that prob don’t even exist their so big bruh
Sucks they can't hold small cups/cans
@Defighterplayz how?
@Defighterplayz the only thing I've found that doesn't fit in the cup holders is a glass bottle of coke
I purchased my dash cover for my 97 from LMC. It fit perfect. 2 words of warning- Its almost an all day job to do it correctly. You have to remove the entire dash assembly to R&R the dash vents from the underside. Also, dont overtighten the screws that secure the new dash. Just snug them up enough to prevent rattles. The old dash's always crack at some point around the mounting screws at the bottom of the windshield. Plastic needs to expand and contract. If it cant it cracks. Oh, and for the gas mileage issue, I can squeak out 14mpg, but it's probably so poor because the truck weighs 5.600 lbs. My biggest issue is rust. On a quiet night you can hear it rotting away!
My 1994 dodge 2500 has the factory dash on it and doesn't even have a crack in it. Last 5 I have haven't been broke either
I wish I could say the same about mine. My papaw gave me his old 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 and it's not very pretty. I still love it half to death and I'm working on bringing it back to it's former glory. I just shampooed the carpets and cleaned the plastics yesterday. Good luck with yours and their triumphs!
Ha, you probably havn't had to do a heater core! It will come out in at least 100 pieces.
Shoutout to my 97 2500 with the original dash in perfect condition
I have a hole in my dash😂 I also have a 97
I have a 95 Ram 2500 and my dash is still in perfect shape and I live in sunny Nevada
98 1500 original dash still intact
01 ram, dash Is fucked mate.
2001 with a perfect interior and a effed exterior
Usually the cab corners and cab mounts rust out on them if I remember correctly and you're right you got to look out 4 the things you're describing here
How much lift on the truck and what size tire does it have?
I have a 98 with a 5.9, great truck, crappy dash, my front end is worn soon to be replaced, but this is my coyote hunting machine and work around the property vehicle, quik question what kind of lift do you have and who makes it?
I feel ya, big block gas mileage, 6 cylinder power...lol.
In my 95 reg cab 1500 5.9 I get 13mpg running 35"s with 4:56 gears.
is that 3" or 5" lift???
Were not worried about wether the previous owner did bad things because in Wisconsin, you need to worry if Mother Nature will do bad things.
Truth. Salty hell
Hey bud quick question is buying that top piece good enough? My dash is screwed but don't want to pay 250 for a whole new dash
Mines a 94 with no passenger air bag
What's the link to get the dash?
Just bought a 1998 2500 8.0 V10. Yes the dash is cracked on mine too. Dashskins seem to be a good company to use
When you lift a truck you can very well set yourself up for a lot of headaches. Pay to have it done right or don't bother. And a lifted truck is more likely to go offroad which causes even more issues. Seriously, if you don't plan on muddin,dont bother. Not worth it for cosmetics. A lift done on the cheap will take it's toll on driveline and suspension components and you'll be sorry!
I was told to put headers on it to get more hp and increase mpg. Pays for itself in less than a year.
Battery died because you ramble way too much.
Lol.
The dash on these tricks is a total piece of shit though, you're 100% correct.
I have a 97 ram and the stock dash doesn't have a crack
My 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 has no issues with the dash. Did yours crack? I've heard they crack.
I had a 2001 1500, crew cab with the 5.2, the dash wasn't terrible (had some cracks but wasn't destroyed) Literally every Ram I've seen from 95-01 has a completely destroyed dash.
Dodge used cheap plastic.
Great video
I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 2nd gen and you're right about always finding with cracked up broken dashboards I've owned mine for 2 years now going on 3 and I'm looking to do upgrades to it a little bit at a time having a tight budget causes a problem
My dash and bezel in my 01 is completely destroyed. The truck was wrecked previous to me buying it and the dash got completely obliterated
i got a 97 12 valve cummins og dash
I have a 2002 dodge ram 1500 5.9 4x4 and it gets 10 miles to the gallon but it looks nice lol
Overhauled my engine I have the bigger 5-9 360 cubic inch I went and bought the Edelbrock in Hughes F1 air-gap intake manifold for about 600 bucks little over 600 I got new roller hydraulic lifters Odessa cylinder heads all new roller hydraulic lifters new head gaskets of course quad port fuel injectors 13 lb cold air intake 8mm spark plug wires and I still only pull about 10 miles a gallon driving like a man in about 15 miles a gallon City if you drive like a granny all and all my truck can hang in with newer trucks but the fuel economy just isn't there because I drive it like a boss
My 99 gets 17
You more than likely have a completely bone stock truck
+chuck wood I get 16mpg in my ram with the 318 and 4x4. in highway driving, city is about 9-12 depending on how I drive and traffic.
+chuck wood that's exactly what I have too, if you are getting 19mpg you are calculating your mpg wrong, there is no way a 2nd Gen 4x4 ram is going to get 19mpg, I have tow up to 7k and 8.5-9mpg is the lowest it will get. there beautiful trucks and very strong too but there not fuel efficient at all
I had one for a long time and it was fine.
My 1998 ram has 650000 kms running strong great trucks
My truck gets like 8 and I work at the washtub so I understand the mileage deal and it sucks
You're driving the literal train of the truck world and you're complaining about mileage...they're meant for power not mileage
Mine gets 8 mpg 😂😂
Dylan, check for a bottom plate plenum gasket failure. Its almost a gauranteed issue. Im fixing to change mine out. There are several issues on you tube that covers it pertty well.
Need to do mine as well. Eliminating vacuum leaks finally brought me to this by process of eliminatiin.
@@MrCarlosj0 I pulled the intake and replaced the faulty gasket last week. Also found a couple small issues that I took care of while I was into it.Finished it up and started it on friday, 4/24. No issues as yet. I was amazed at how much better my motor is running. Stronger, smoother, even upped my oil pressure by about 10# at idle. Of course the oil pressure increase could be related to me changing the oil with a 'high mileage oil after running the trruck around for a couple days. The leaky gasket was definatly the high oil consumpion reason as its been over a week now and the oil level has not moved! I have noticed improved low end torque. Haven't cheecked my fuel mileage yet as I got my hands on a set of 265-70 R17 tires and wheels, much larger than the factory sized 225-75 R16. Going to figure it out soon. The larger tires gives about a 3.1 percent difference in my speedometer reading. Been driving using my cell phone GPS app for accurate speed. When my speedometer shows 65 mph, the truck is actually at 71mph...I got inspired by how good it runs now that I've decided to put a cat-back dual exhaust amd have ordered a cold air intake filter system for it... It lives once again, lol.....good luck to you on your truck, hope it all goes smooth........the gasket that I was interested in looking at was rotten, broken and many pieces oof it was laying in the valve galley of the block. Still cant believe how good its running and with 186K+ on the odometer...
Fuel sync may be off, mine was off 17 degrees I had the worst mileage ever.
@@bobbyhansen4370 can you go into the fuel sync thing a bit, up until now all I can find about dodge fuel mileage is the rearend gear ratio. My truck averages about 14 mpg on a good day.....
I just bought a 99 Dodge 2500 with Cummins = 25mpg.
I have a 99 dodge ram. But my heat blows but not hard
That’s sucks man. Sorry that happened to you.
Gas mileage try a v10 in town 3 miles to a gallon 8 on the highway. But 300 hp 450 tq.
I've had my 99 18 years 300,000 miles dash perfect
Hate that the APPS sensors on these things are annoying and problematic to tackle
Your right. Those vent cuts on the dash aren't great.
i have a 1998 gmc serr. 1500 as a dual real end .she show room mint ,only drive her summer love with v8 5.o 98,000 miles
Just wait till u got to do the heater core ... anyone with a 2nd gen that has done it knows the struggle nice truck btw.
I Replaced the AC box that holds the heater core. 01 Ram 🤮
My 98 sst & 96 sport custom has good dashes
1999 ram 1500 5.9l
FL owned no rust
How hard is it to do the dash swap?
Landon Hamm doing it the correct way with an oem dash is a major pain you have to pull the whole dash out but the dash I bought is simple you just set it in place and put the front screws and the window screws in
you have a nice truck just jump on it and get it the way you want it , i have a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Extended Cab Pickup 4-Door 5.9L all black with headers and duel exhaust with a cold intake with filter enclosed box , i cleaned up my sides repainted and put on 6" Chrome Rocker Panels and bottom Edging ,5 inch chrome exhaust tips and black Fender Wheel Flares Pocket Style Fit with 2 inch lift kit new chrome bumper and Jen bed cover hard black and i undercoated it, the motor and body has been completely detailed and it only has 87,000 on it, i get 16 to 17 gas mileage i am very happy with that, the only thing i just have not got is door steps damn they cost a arm and a leg, and a dash cover it just cracked when my friend hit it with his fist that dumb ass, i will go with the one piece hard cover they cost around a 100 dollars but i like the color dark gray and they cover well,
Peter Fastwolf 16 ,17 mpg? you mean hwy right? no way thats city.
marlon Malone I get that city with my 360 Magnum
The first point was not odd, I'd slap the shit out of the previous owner of my third gen hemi... This guy literally ran the truck into the ground and then sold it and apparently the dealership said he was starting a family and it wasn't a family friendly vehicle. Lol I call bs, it was falling apart and he got rid of it and made up some "sad" story.
The trucks ball joints (all 4) needed to be replaced, sway bar links, track bar, steering damper, literally everything in the front end suspension, u joints on the axle, front, and rear driveshafts, new ball joint on the double cardan joint, brake pads were so bad the rotors were already getting ground down so new pads and rotors, two new brake calipers because the other ones were seized, new o2 sensors because the truck was throwing codes saying they were shot, his freaking exaust pipes coming from the engine weren't even connected to the rest of the exhaust system... Bolts on it were broken way up near the front driveshaft, new spark plugs and boots, the boots were literally melted onto the top of the old spark plugs. For crying out loud the spark plugs were easier to remove than the boots. Spark plug gap should be .044, this dudes gaps were so worn out they were at .08. The storage under the rear seat was bouncing and clanging all over the place (put some self tapping screws in the hour after I got home with the truck when I bought it), and literally the easiest thing this guy could have done but didn't - change the air filter, nope he couldn't even do that so the truck ran like crap and wouldn't move unless you slammed on the pedal.
What he did do with the truck though, put a 3 inch coil lift in it, bilstein 5100s and 33s with Kmc rims. Basically all this guy did was make it look slightly more aggressive than stock and drove it into the ground. There was mud inside the fenders by the tail lights which basically shows me he treated the truck like a pos, so I literally hate a guy I've never met, don't even know his name, but I'd backhand the fuck outta him
ooooooh, he's got a manual, i've been looking for one of those, i have a 2001 1500 auto.
What all u have to install with the 5in lift man???
Cisco Ramirez24 the kit comes with brackets to drop the sway bay and track bar I would recommend getting a drop pitman arm as well. Then you have new control arms and front coil springs with blocks for the rear leaf springs
@@cdbvids1113 OHH OK MAN I JUST BOUGHT A 4IN COIL SPRING SPACER ND WAS GNA INSTALL IT LIKE THAT BUT THAT HELPS ALOT GOOD TO KNW ITS JUST A 4IN THO I DIDNT KNW IF I HAD TO CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE A 3IN SPACER ON IT NOW ND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS
12!!!? My 5.9 magnum 97 gets 8.8
Holy shit! My 40ft Class A motorhome gets 10
12 mpg? I'm getting 17mpg with 34" tires so hopefully actually getting 18. I hear people getting 22mpg. You must have a lot of restrictions. I calculate after I fill back up, milage/gallons replaced.
I have a 95 in northern Indiana and my dash has one crack in it
carid.com is the best for the dash replacements and the dash face over, u can get it in 2 pieces or all one piece
Oh yeah the dash for sure every damn God's I've ever seen from 97 to 2001 does not have a freaking Dash I have fitted carpet over mine but they're not that expensive to replace and then obviously the transmission everything else about mine is pretty damn good I've done some messed-up things to it and it still runs so my 318 i have is a beast it cannot be killed
Same with my 98. 5 speed 318 is immaculate. Needs paint job. Just changed radio, 6 x9 in the doors,1100 watts Zeus amp and two tens under the seat.
And in two weeks it's getting sport pillars with tweeters, two mb quartz crossovers and a ranch hand grille guard.
I have a 98 5.2 and it has no power it can barley do a burn out, if it’s in a hot day it won’t do it at all!
Also I changed the sparks plugs and wires and router and all that about 10,000 miles ago
101Workingman you probably have an lsd differential or probably you are asking too much for it to do, mine won’t do a burnout but it will tow around 3 tons at the speed limit no problem with ac on 100f weather without overheating .
Plenum gasket failure will rob you of power, very common on the 5.9/ 5.2 magnums
I have the 360 and I'll burn rubber from a stop in rain sleet snow or bone dry just likes to get loose withount even gunning it
@@idiotsplayingdnd1117 my 5speed stick as well. I have to watch how shift. Cause it's a beast
I have the same truck and year paint rusted and crack dash borad I working on restoring mines
2500 96 v10 owner best truck ever i have owned...
shane woodard what a coincidence I have a 1997 2500 v10 I just bought
That truck is not a 2000 ... 1998 1/2 Dodge switched from 2 door club cab to the 4 door club cab ...
I'm late but you can fit a 94-97 dash in the 98-01 Rams
What?
what engine you running
justin pearson it’s got the 318 Magnum
2001 dodge ram 5.9
My dash is fine. And the 94-97 cup holders are ass. I get 11mpg highway 9 city. E joy
I am in boise area but my dash is perfect
picked up a 98 cummins 4x4 auto 5500 canadian, dash is perfect, body not so perfect
Damn. I almost bought one
Don't forget headlight switch, hmmmm
My shit half ass works
The headlight switch was an issue mainly with the earlier style interiors 94-97. I've had multiple later style interior 2nd gens with no headlight switch issues
Only 12mpg? Talk about automatic disadvantage
Love my 2001. Had to replace dash, headliner and Raptor lined the entire truck. Check it out on my UA-cam channel
Was this feller dipping skoal
Thing one its a gasser
You don't like the mpg?? Dude that's a gaser, what do you expect.
Wow what lucky guys I got a old 1998 ram 1500 360 and I only get 6.5 and I’m 18 lol
You have a blown plenum gasket then. By the Hughes & Edelbrock F1 air-gap intake manifold best money I ever spent on my vehicle huge performance gains
98 ram 360. 3. Inch lift running 31s 15mpg
Keep the truck running right you won't get shitty mpg
12mpg??....hell that's pretty good....mine gets about 9.5
Sorry man, that rust is on you. Bondo and paint the rockers like that is the oldest trick in the book. Too bad you had to learn that the hard way. The dash is a $250 fix at LMC truck for a good quality replacement. Next problem?
All dodge trucks get the broken dash syndrome.......
We all Deal with problems on an Old truck..yours is nothing new.
Probably the reason you hate the mileage is because you got the fucking gasser… I have an older truck I have the 12 valve Cummins… And I just checked earlier this week and I’m averaging 19 miles to the gallon
It's not a crew cab truck don't expect room like a crew cab
YOU WANT SOME FRENCH CRIES TO GO WITH THAT WHAAABURGER???
The only good or worth while dodge/ram is one with a Cummins in it. Other than that they are shit recycled garbage trucks.
im pretty sure you just bought a used peace of crap you got ripped off on.
Starscream Studio's that may be true but it’s my used piece of crap and I’m proud of it
That's my boy! still got my 99 with 223k, still looks good.
That's my boy! still got my 99 with 223k, still looks good.
Nice project truck! Working on my 2nd gen also. Check out my channel.🤙
This truck is gas powered, therefore it is not a second gen ram. It is a third gen gas powered ram. First year was 1980. Only 94.5 to 2002 diesel ram 2500 trucks are second gen with this body style.
superczech69 94-02 is a 2nd gen. Gas or not
2nd gen ONLY refers to the body style. Engine does not matter. All 1994-2001 dodge trucks fall under the 2nd gen category.
Some 02s but only a handful
Dodge and Ford suspension is garbage.
Stop complaing u boight a lemon u got taken always hit and use a magnet when u check out and before u buy anything. I live in Neb plattsmouth my dash perfect. Nothin broke nothing rusted.
It's a piece of junk
I'll give you $50 for that pile of junk and I'll come and pick it up