The Big Three's New Diesels put on a Dyno

Bedlam wrote:

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.

With the previous gen trucks like my 2007, the 4500/5500 steering assembly (tie rods, drag link, etc.) was a straight bolt in replacement, just much thicker/heavier.