What you will notice is that the 4. Ride is best described as bouncy, with bumps being felt strongly in the cabin along with their aftershocks. Dodge needs to redesign the entire truck part and leave the drivelive alone. Then pick the best tire size for your 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. Being in the same house with Mercedes-Benz seems to be helping.
But the durability of this truck is amazing. Three engines are offered: Most popular will be the 4. Going back to utility for a moment - we found acceleration to be impressive, moving the heavy vehicle quickly yet very quietly. The seems to handle bumps better, though the Ram admittedly does a good job of smoothing out moderately rough surfaces. On some woodsy tracks there's a shudder going through the frame, and it's possible to get either end of the truck jumping around on taller bumps. We have become a nation of franchisers and franchisees, and there is a man in charge of seeing to it that there is a Taco Bell everywhere there is a gas station.
But the cruise control worked last week. Sometimes you have to search for the right button to press. Door controls seem to be lit whenever the key is in the ignition; other controls are illuminated well at night, though shedding some light on the little storage nooks would also have been helpful. A few had problems steering the big freighter in tight harbors. The ride height of the Ram adds to this sensation. A new rack-and-pinion steering setup sharpens handling, and 17-inch wheels are standard. If you like driving a standard, this is the perfect start.
While slightly more refined than its predecessor, the changes are evolutionary, and some of the best differences weren't available on our test vehicle. The truck falls apart around the Cummins and the rest of the driveline. Primary Use: Utility towing boats, transporting cargo, etc. Everything is smoother and more integrated. Though we never spent much time in it, the rear space is generous and useful. Introduction Dodge has completely redesigned and re-engineered its Ram for the 2002 model year. The activation, cancellation, setting and resetting buttons never seemed to be in the right places and they never seemed to require the same operating pressure from use to use, feeling very wooden.
While the heater is powerful and works quickly, the vent fan can be noisy - despite huge, square vent openings. The available 20-inch wheels reduce towing capacity by 1000 pounds. One huge Prevost motor home we saw had a full-size Chevy truck on the towbar behind it and the Chevy truck carried a gigantic Honda Gold Wing touring motorcycle in its bed. The big Ram reminds us a bit of driving an off-road race truck. The transmission hunted constantly and fruitlessly for more power.
Two bed lengths are available, a 6-foot, 3-inch standard bed and an 8-foot long bed. Dodge's big gamble to nix the clamshell doors of the old Ram and go with four conventional front-hinged hatches won instant approval. The steering is nicely weighted and fairly accurate for a truck of this magnitude. Louis on, we would be crisscrossing the old Route 66 on what is, in effect, the New Route 66, from there to California. Quad Cab models offer a brilliant combination of comfort and utility. Those who need to pull trailers up to 8500 pounds will want to opt for the 5. Primary Use: Commuting to work I Love It Wouldnt Trade It For Anything — it has a cummins turbo diesel in it which runs awesome it pulls anything i want it to pull and trust me there have been alot of heavy things!!!!! All three rear seating positions can accommodate child safety seats and are fitted with tether anchors.
Repair shop said need new engine based on computer readout. The fuel mileage is great it gets around 23 miles to the gallon. Primary Use: Commuting to work It's Fun To Drive — My dodge is my daily drivier and its quaility is pretty good. A rigid new chassis has reduced vibration dramatically. Gas mileage is par for the course and makes us wish a diesel or hybrid option was available. The gas station where you can only buy fuel, oil, tires and batteries has merged with the fast-food restaurant and the convenience store, and they are all the same.
We feel that the cruise control should have been placed on a stalk, because people without oversized hands will find it hard to operate the wheel-mounted cruise. . Somehow the passing car made it go off. Our route of travel would be Interstate Highway System, period. So you sacrifice a little bed space for a lot more wiggle room. Engineers bobbed the new Ram's tail by three precious inches to make the cabin larger, but the bed was still big enough to handle most assignments. Places like Milo and Plum Tree and Two Guns.
Had to replace the rear axle housing, axle, and a upgraded differential. The new Quad Cab is quite nice. We also liked the little touches - overhead lights that go on when you press them, the overhead sunglass holder, the built-in, universal garage door opener built into the trip computer with room in its memory for three different garage doors or gates. It delivers 245 horsepower and 335 pounds-feet of torque. Sport trim includes a body-color surround and cross hairs with unique chrome billets in the center. We also had a one-week loan of a new 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport Quad Cab pickup truck, a truck with a bed just long enough to fit one high-performance bike, sideways.
Grades were tackled at snail speed. However, there is no step built into the bumper, and it can be hard to launch one's self into the bed. The new Ram offers a much smoother ride and a bigger, more comfortable, and more convenient cab. There's nothing wrong with the powertrain that a Chevy small-block and a Hydra-Matic 4L60-E wouldn't fix. The new Ram offers a much smoother ride and a bigger, more comfortable, and more convenient cab. Flowering purple trees in central Oklahoma. In this regard, the Ram is the opposite of the Toyota Tundra, which feels smaller and nimbler by comparison.