Hounddog you may be somewhat right. It is pretty massive. But I wanted a Deer Strainer and this should do the job.

No turning back now....I have a friend at work who had a wrecked front end on his Black Dodge 1500.....so i sold the stock one to him. Helped offset some of my cost on the Ranch Hand.

 

Those are Stainless Steel Wheel to Wheel "TECH TUBES". They are great and I would recommend to anybody that wants the full length steps. I just decided afterward that they did not help my truck accomplish the "look" that I wanted for it. The Ranch Hand Side Steps do.

I have already got my Tech Tubes sold. Sorry "bbhzx12". But try doing a search on Ebay or a truck accessory place for "TECH TUBES".

 

So far I have only "Debadged" the Driver Side. I got the idea when I removed the "Cummins" emblems on the front fenders to make room for the Power Wagon Flares. Crobtex and also my next door neighbor finally talked me into trying it. So far, im my own little personal poll......everybody has voted for the Debadged Driver Side versus the stock Passenger side with the "Ram 3500" emblem still in place.

I used a plastic scraper and just got with it. I carefully lifted and pried the glued emblems one by one with the plastic scraper.....trying to not damage the paint. Afterward........i used mineral spirits and just rubbed and rubbed until I got the glue off. Then came a quick wash and two coats of wax in the area where I used the mineral spirits. Took some time...maybe an hour or hour and a half.

I am considering adding back the "Cummins" emblems somewhere on it. I have two new ones sitting on my kitchen table while I make up my mind. I have also considered putting a 2nd generation emblem on the door where the 3rd gen emblems were. Still kicking around the ideas.

I give credit to MedicShawn for the idea.....after noticing that he debadged his truck.

 

I am giving that some consideration too. I don't know how much a Black "sport" grill would cost....but that is a good idea.

You know what they say....."Once you go Black....you never go back"

 

To everybody that complimented the truck.........I do appreciate them. Thanks. It is still a work in progress.....with the AFE stage 2 and Magnaflow waiting for install.

I am tapped out right now on spending money on it......but down the road I see a DTT tranny and some serious bombing as the warranty fades away.

I have to at least pass up Big Blue again someday in the horsepower wars. ha! ha!

 

Just kidding!! Looks nice. I'm thinking about going down to 285s myself. I think they look great....

 

Why are you considering going down to the 285's? Any reason other than what I already mentioned? If you did, would you still use the h2 wheels or would you go back to the stock ones?

 

I now have a set of the wheels you have. I think those wheels look awesome. I'm going to sell the H2s since I won't need them anymore..I have fender flares now and with no lift the 315s rub on my mudflaps and irritate me....

 

Hey man truck looks great now. I didn't really notice any power loss after adding the 35's, but maybe because I have 4.10's. You are going to like the AFE intake, the turbo is definetly a LOT louder and I noticed a difference in power. My next mod is going to be an exhaust and manifold and hopefully get some gauges for Christmas. Good luck with the truck buildup.

 

Thanks Patriot! I am very excited about the AFE Stage 2. I know it is going to be louder, but hopefully in a good way. I am sure the Magnaflow is going to open things up a little more too.

And hopefully Santa will put some gauges in your stocking this year!! And not a chunk of coal...LOL.

 

I have 35's on my stoc wheels with no problem....and Johnny R. has 37s