Recent Content by MattChilds

<<No comparison here, the '05 is a much nicer, smoother, better running truck. >> I like the truck for that, it is quit and smooth. I will reserve judgement on the power until I get some more time on it. My first fully loaded trip will be Sept 4, then it will be every week for 26 weeks. By then...

Compaired to my 01 I like my new 05 3500, it is quiet, rides well, the rear doors open the correct direction and they fixed the steering. They also added some nice stuff inside like the rear windows rolling down and bunches of places to put stuff. For a motor that is supposed to have close...

I have a 2nd and just bought a 3rd. I think the 3rd was built on another planet. It is quiet, doesn't steer like a boat, has great fit and finish. The 2nd was much more truck like and louder. I had a little trouble with the 2nd. Injector pump and now drive shaft at 90k.

Saturday we did a bunch of tests with the camper and trailer. TMALSS it works pretty good with about 65 lbs in the air bags, 80 psi in the rear tires and 70 psi in the fronts. The trailer is stable and the truck tracks down the road very well. The only remaining problem is the height of the...

Today I installed the Superhitch with 24" ext and the air bags. The Superhitch and ext seem to be built very heavy. I guess I added 100 lbs to the truck weight with that. I am going to take a sort trip and see how it goes. My plan is to lightly load the trailer with about 500 or 600...

if you are looking for real world advice on how to best handle your load with the truck you got Exactly what I need. Thanks Is your camper a SWB model? Where is it's center of gravity? How long is it? It is an 8 foot pop up camper made for a SWB truck. The extra 2' is out over the...

I have a 2001 Dodge Ext Cab with the CTD, 5 speed man, short bed, and camper package. The truck does have rear disc brakes. I have added the HD Bilstien shocks and a torklift superhitch with 24" extension other than that the truck is stock. When I look at the sticker on the door this is what...

I have not done anything to the truck except put shocks on it. Is there an easy way to check fuel pressure? How hard is it to replace the lift pump?

I have a stock 2001 2500 with the cummins motor. When I am going down the highway and back off the gas then get back into it the motor stumbles or misses for a couple of seconds and then picks up and runs fine. The problem probably happens more when I am towing my 3500# trailer than when I am...