What have you done to your K2 today?

ducklawyer · July 2, 2020

Hooked up the duck boat to take out to the lake this weekend

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JimCost2014 · July 2, 2020

11 minutes ago, ducklawyer said:

Hooked up the duck boat to take out to the lake this weekend

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Did you get your front bumper fixed?

ducklawyer · July 2, 2020

Did you get your front bumper fixed?

Yessir got that and the tires done. Always nervous about all the gaps lining up but turned out great.

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JimCost2014 · July 2, 2020

2 minutes ago, ducklawyer said:

Yessir got that and the tires done. Always nervous about all the gaps lining up but turned out great.

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Good to hear.

Have a great 4th!!!

lildann · July 4, 2020

I didn't realize AJT Designs is up in Traverse City, MI. Decided I had to go and support another brother from the mitten. Glad I did because this key fob is sweet and very high quality! New battery too, finally got some range back on my transmitter.

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I love mine!

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Penguin VII · July 4, 2020

Well, sort of "did" something to my K2. Traded her in for a new cummins powered Ram 2500. I've wanted a diesel truck for forever, always loved the sound of them and seeing them tow ****** as a kid. I should have gone with a 2500 duramax when I bought mine but I let the money get to me and didn't buy it, regret that now as it's ending up costing me a lot more but couldn't be happier.

Drove the GMC and was all around pretty impressed but a few things steered me away:

the L5P, while an awesome engine from all accounts is super locked down and it's encryption is so challenging to break that unless someone finds some crazy backdoor I expect it to cost a huge amount of money to do any meaningful tuning on them.
For whatever reason chevy still designs their wheel wells in an odd way and you can't get too much larger a tire without jacking it to the sky. I don't be lifting my new truck 6" nor do I want to, but I want a bit of a larger tire for the look, performance, protection and comfort of more tire sidewall.
Wanted to not go back to IFS. While they do ride nicer than a solid front axel I wanted a bit more in durability for the larger tires I planned to run. Even just running the 35s and 20s on my 1500 I could tell the ball joints were going pretty fast. I understand there was a price to play but since I knew I would be doing that from the start, and not minding if it rode a bit more like a truck, I felt it was a "compromise" I was willing to make.
the GMC has a good look but sort of a lot going on. There are a lot of small accent pieces, trim, angles, etc. There is just a lot. I think the Chevy is dog ****** ugly (What happened! How did we go from the squarebody to this?) so it was really Ford or Ram from the looks dept. I like the look of the Ford enough but I could see the interior becoming dated quick and the quality of the plastics just didn't seem as nice as Ram/GM. The Ram was sort of the all around package for me. I love how it looks sort of reminiscent of a big rig with the hood that scallops down to lights. The side is clean and while I dislike that you can't easily strip off the ram logo I like the look enough that it doesn't bother me.

The 2500 diesel is vastly overkill for me, and for what I plan to buy for a travel trailer in the near future. Time will tell if the horror stories I hear about FCAs electrical problems are real or mostly ironed out (I bought my wife a new Wrangler JL a year and a half ago and it hasn't had any issues) so time will tell. I have to say, turning the keys over and saying goodbye was pretty bittersweet. I do love these trucks a lot but I was always looking at diesel trucks. Time will tell if it's one of those "the grass is greener" things or if I'm really happy with it. Excited to learn about a new platform and oil burner and the tuning and such. At the very least, I got a great deal and since diesels seem to hold their value and the cummins guys are diehard I can always come back without too much pain to the wallet.

I'll still prob be around poking now and then but figured I'd share since this forum has been such a large part of my truck build and deepened my knowledge by such a huge amount.

6.2Midnight · July 4, 2020

9 hours ago, lildann said:

I love mine!

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What kind of range are you getting, have a link?

flyingfool · July 4, 2020

2 hours ago, Penguin VII said:

Well, sort of "did" something to my K2. Traded her in for a new cummins powered Ram 2500. I've wanted a diesel truck for forever, always loved the sound of them and seeing them tow ****** as a kid. I should have gone with a 2500 duramax when I bought mine but I let the money get to me and didn't buy it, regret that now as it's ending up costing me a lot more but couldn't be happier.

Drove the GMC and was all around pretty impressed but a few things steered me away:

the L5P, while an awesome engine from all accounts is super locked down and it's encryption is so challenging to break that unless someone finds some crazy backdoor I expect it to cost a huge amount of money to do any meaningful tuning on them.

For whatever reason chevy still designs their wheel wells in an odd way and you can't get too much larger a tire without jacking it to the sky. I don't be lifting my new truck 6" nor do I want to, but I want a bit of a larger tire for the look, performance, protection and comfort of more tire sidewall.

Wanted to not go back to IFS. While they do ride nicer than a solid front axel I wanted a bit more in durability for the larger tires I planned to run. Even just running the 35s and 20s on my 1500 I could tell the ball joints were going pretty fast. I understand there was a price to play but since I knew I would be doing that from the start, and not minding if it rode a bit more like a truck, I felt it was a "compromise" I was willing to make.

the GMC has a good look but sort of a lot going on. There are a lot of small accent pieces, trim, angles, etc. There is just a lot. I think the Chevy is dog ****** ugly (What happened! How did we go from the squarebody to this?) so it was really Ford or Ram from the looks dept. I like the look of the Ford enough but I could see the interior becoming dated quick and the quality of the plastics just didn't seem as nice as Ram/GM. The Ram was sort of the all around package for me. I love how it looks sort of reminiscent of a big rig with the hood that scallops down to lights. The side is clean and while I dislike that you can't easily strip off the ram logo I like the look enough that it doesn't bother me.

The 2500 diesel is vastly overkill for me, and for what I plan to buy for a travel trailer in the near future. Time will tell if the horror stories I hear about FCAs electrical problems are real or mostly ironed out (I bought my wife a new Wrangler JL a year and a half ago and it hasn't had any issues) so time will tell. I have to say, turning the keys over and saying goodbye was pretty bittersweet. I do love these trucks a lot but I was always looking at diesel trucks. Time will tell if it's one of those "the grass is greener" things or if I'm really happy with it. Excited to learn about a new platform and oil burner and the tuning and such. At the very least, I got a great deal and since diesels seem to hold their value and the cummins guys are diehard I can always come back without too much pain to the wallet.

I'll still prob be around poking now and then but figured I'd share since this forum has been such a large part of my truck build and deepened my knowledge by such a huge amount.

I've learned my lesson with 2 products i bought , from DOdge, NEVER AGAIN... !!!!! i would of went toyota if i had to choose between Dodge and the rest of the market.. and you know what Dodge makes good stuff but they have lousy support and lame warranttee work, and yes electrical issues..... lease it for 2 years and trash it, everything nowadays is designed to fail

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VanguardK2 · July 4, 2020

What kind of range are you getting, have a link?

This is jist a replacement fob cover, the internals for this are the same physical ones from your current fob. Its just swapping the chip and battery over to a new case, so no increase in range.

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Granite7 · July 4, 2020

I have Katie a bath and Bilstein 5100s today.

6.2Midnight · July 4, 2020

10 minutes ago, VanguardK2 said:

This is jist a replacement fob cover, the internals for this are the same physical ones from your current fob. Its just swapping the chip and battery over to a new case, so no increase in range.

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I wonder why the guy you quoted claimed to have money range then ?

VanguardK2 · July 4, 2020

I wonder why the guy you quoted claimed to have money range then ?

Idk, I didn't see any range increase from mine. Maybe its just happenstance. Youd have to get one and do the swap to see how it affects your fob and truck in particular.

In theory, it shouldn't make. Range difference because its the same exact chip, however, the lt and greater trims with silver sides are made of metal, and they might affect the range. So its a toss up between owners.

Penguin VII · July 5, 2020

10 hours ago, flyingfool said:

I've learned my lesson with 2 products i bought , from DOdge, NEVER AGAIN... !!!!! i would of went toyota if i had to choose between Dodge and the rest of the market.. and you know what Dodge makes good stuff but they have lousy support and lame warranttee work, and yes electrical issues..... lease it for 2 years and trash it, everything nowadays is designed to fail

Well I'll test my luck I guess since I already traded mine and signed papers. I do agree though, everything nowadays seems designed for the dump.

JimCost2014 · July 5, 2020

25 minutes ago, Penguin VII said:

Well I'll test my luck I guess since I already traded mine and signed papers. I do agree though, everything nowadays seems designed for the dump.

What did you get?

CajunFries · July 5, 2020

Heat wrap the hard brake line from the master to frame rail and Methanol lines. Also got some of the heat reflective gold tape for the meth tank and reservoir.

Up next will be ceramic coating the exhaust system.

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