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Mopar is gonna offer the full suspension as a bolt on for the 4th Gen Rams.

Levine said if I'd do it to my R/T he'd write a story on it :lol:

I'm sure there will be more video of it as the Moab week continues

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/03/video-mopar-ram-runner-in-the-utah-outback.html#more

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http://blogs.fourwheeler.com/666094...ram-runner-image-vehicles-unveiled/index.html

We also got a look at the Viper Red Mopar Ram Runner. It's inspired by Baja-style desert racing and according to official Mopar press information features 35x12.50-17 DOT-approved General Grabber tires; a prototype of a full suspension that Mopar will offer later this year; 6061 T6 billet aluminum upper A-arms with rebuildable, high-angle ball joints that permit 14 inches of wheel travel; 4130 chrome-moly steel lower control arms; high-angle CV joints that are combined with plunging, splined axles made of 300M tool steel and 1-inch-diameter high-angle tie rods; 3-inch-diameter internal bypass Fox shocks; and variable rate rear coil springs that support bed loads while special control arms provide 14 inches of wheel travel. Outside, it has fiberglass front fenders and fiberglass bedsides; a custom tubular Baja bumper and aluminum skidplate combination that houses four high-power LED off-road lights; and a custom tubular tire carrier for the spare. Inside, it has a trick six-point rollcage.

We got to see, and photograph, the Ram Runner in action and we can say that all of the mods worked very well together as a unit.
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Was it just me or were they kind of taking it easy in the video. I was hoping for some serious air'd out suspension
 
91trunk said:
Was it just me or were they kind of taking it easy in the video. I was hoping for some serious air'd out suspension
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They just started this whole Jeep Safari in Moab thing, and there are pics off it in the air. I'm hoping for some balls out vid soon.
 
Cool :D

Are they building trucks like these to meet some type of racing/showroom requirements?
 
So is Chrysler actually developing anything new they can sell, or just taking all the bailout money and wasting it on sweet toys that nobody will ever really buy?
 
cjmatt said:
So is Chrysler actually developing anything new they can sell, or just taking all the bailout money and wasting it on sweet toys that nobody will ever really buy?
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They aren't producing the trucks, just the suspension, which I think is a good idea. It's closer the the Raptor XT than the Raptor. Not technically street legal, but you'll at least have a vin. The XT is a sweet limited edition turn key racer, but I don't think it's a stretch to say a putting together a Ram with this suspension is gonna be a lot less coin.

Relatively speaking, vehicles like the Ram Runner and the Powerwagon are good bang for the buck I'd think. They aren't developing a new vehicle from the ground up, they are modifying existing platforms to generate excitement, which they desperately need. Ford offers so many freaking options and trim levels, and I know for a fact that Ram's thing right now is trying to compete with that. They can't do that in the most literal sense, but at least with something like the RR they can give the racing public an option. If all they were doing was the R&D on new products, which take longer to get out, everyone would be bitching about "nothing happening." No matter what they do right now, someone will bitch.



The Grand Cherokee starts production next month, and the overdue 300 replacement is due in the 4th quarter.
 
Sweet jump at the beginning of this vid, again in slow-mo at the end.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9oqCn_kvo"]YouTube- TFLcar.com - Bashing dunes in concept cars at the 44th annual Easter Jeep Safari[/ame]
 
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