The Big Three's New Diesels put on a Dyno

ib516 wrote:
I had to rebuild the whole front end on my 2007 Ram 3500 at about 70k miles, but it was a former oil field truck. It cost me about $2k. Steering box, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. I installed the upgraded components from the 4500/5500.

I'm surprised these parts fit without machining or drilling out material in the smaller truck. Maybe the newer chassis cabs have heavier components than the earlier models.