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Hello Everyone. I am new to the forum. I have a 2015 RAM 2500 MEGA CAB w/ Cummins 6.7 & 68RFE. First off the truck is bone stock. I would like to do some local pulls with my truck in my area. I did a pull about a month ago and was absolutely hooked. What can I do to make this truck pull better without sacrificing its everyday driver use? One item I am worried about but really can not find any information on is the rear coil spring suspension. Is there anything I can with that for pulling? Or is that setup pretty much a show stopper for trying to make this a work stock puller? I made 3 passes the night I pulled for the first time. The first two I kinda needed to feel out what to do and how to adjust what gear and what not. The third and last pull I thought I had the gearing right but towards the end of the track it wanted to hop. I had to get out of it 3 times and eventually ended up with a shorter pull than expected. Any help, advice, and opinions will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
 
Brush pulls are good, pretty much no rules. You should build a set of suspension stops for the rear, block it solid. Sled stops are a good investment as well.
 
Build a bracket off the frame, make a removable bar to go between that and the axle. As far as traction bars, you have four link. That's a step ahead of traction bars. How ever, you could beef of the OEM link bars. How are they put together? They fully boxed?
 
Schrowang said:
Build a bracket off the frame, make a removable bar to go between that and the axle. As far as traction bars, you have four link. That's a step ahead of traction bars. How ever, you could beef of the OEM link bars. How are they put together? They fully boxed?
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The four link is pretty beefy. But they are much shorter than what I see on the traction bar setups. So making the rear end solid will get rid of the truck wanting to hop?
 
Maybe, it's a place to start. You could pull the bottom links and make longer ones, mounting them further up the frame. Someone with a bit more experience with the new suspension will have to chime in.
 
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Make a piece to go in place of the OEM bump stop.
 
Weld a nut into the end of the pipe, couple inch bolt. Adjust with a wrench. Solid, 1" gap. Etc.
 
Schrowang said:
Weld a nut into the end of the pipe, couple inch bolt. Adjust with a wrench. Solid, 1" gap. Etc.
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Thanks, sorry for all the newbie questions. I tried getting some info at the pull. Most everyone was amateurs and we are out to have fun. But no one really wanted to spread the knowledge. Not only would I like to be able to pool better and not look like a complete idiot out there with this big beastly truck:banghead: But I want to do the right things to protect it from getting damaged from not knowing any better. I know pulling nice new big trucks isn't the smartest thing in some peoples opinion. But I bought the truck because I like the truck. And damnit I just want to have fun :rockwoot:
 
Shawdrainage said:
EFILive for tuning/performance

Tires..... BFG All Terrains, Interco STS's, Nitto Terra Grapplers or Dune Grapplers (dunes work with lower horsepower trucks...at least my $.02 )
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Thanks for the advice! I like the idea of the EFILive w/ a CSP5 switch for sure. The tires has been tough for me to figure out. I have the black out package and the stock tires a 285/60R20's. and there isn't much out there from what I am seeing on that size. I could bump up the tire size a little and get more options but that would most likely require some type of mild lift im thinking. Is it a bad idea to lift if you plan to pull?? I am also wanting to do EGR/DPF delete, and do a turbo back exhaust. Any thoughts on straight piping it all the way back or throwing a muffler on it at least? I am a fan of louder trucks. But at the same time I don't want a unbearable drown going down the highway.
 
I'm not a fan of lifted trucks pulling. It can be done, but takes alot of trial and error to get it set up right.

I have a 5" Turbo back with a muffler on my 2012 3500. It's a little louder in the cab, but not bad.
 
Shawdrainage said:
I'm not a fan of lifted trucks pulling. It can be done, but takes alot of trial and error to get it set up right.

I have a 5" Turbo back with a muffler on my 2012 3500. It's a little louder in the cab, but not bad.
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Does the truck still have a nice growl with muffler? How much louder is it than stock?
 
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