2002 Dodge Ram

I was plannin on purchasing a new Toyota Tundra. Then this shit with Jesse Jackson came up so I won't be buying any Toyotas. So I think I'll go for a 2002 RAM. Does anyone have one of these yet? I was considering maybe waiting until next year for the new engines to come out, but I wanted some feed back on the 02's. Any Comments?

Hmmm...read the offroader mags, there was one that rated the best pickups of 01-02. Ram came out on top i think. Its a good deal, get the bigger engine though.

At first, I didn't like the look, but it's starting to grow on me. If you buy now, go with the bigger 360cid engine. My Ram has the 318cid, and it's OK, just feels a tad under powered at times for such a heavy truck. You may want to hold out though. I have heard rumors that Dodge may re-release the hemi in upcoming years. Just food for thought.

Originally posted by blacksnake98
At first, I didn't like the look, but it's starting to grow on me. If you buy now, go with the bigger 360cid engine. My Ram has the 318cid, and it's OK, just feels a tad under powered at times for such a heavy truck. You may want to hold out though. I have heard rumors that Dodge may re-release the hemi in upcoming years. Just food for thought.

That is exactly what happened when the realeased the older style, people just didn't like it but it grew on em'. I would definetly agree. Sounds like the plan is that they are going to be putting the Hemi in the Jeeps and the RAMs, the engine will be a 5.7L Hemi with over 350 HP and over 400 torque. But if you can't wait get the 360cid. The 318 was a great engine but better for smaller vehicles.

:silly2: I just bought my 02 a week ago. They have really redesigned this truck. We did have a 01 Dodge but we traded that in for our 02. I have a 4x2 quad cab and it has alot of neat things. In the back you can pull up the seats and theres storage under there. Then you also have the option to pull out a metal shelf from under the seats. That can hold 600 lbs on that alone. Our truck came w/ 20 inch rims. I think that this truck really is a great one to own. It idols good at a stop and the stereo system is great, although that will prolly get upgraded with more speakers. The only thing that I could suggest would be to go and drive one and check it out. We now have 800 miles on ours. Hope that this helped some. :confused:

I think its a great truck bro. I have had mine almost two weeks and love it. I love the look, the power, the feel behind the wheel and the looks the ladies give it and me :0). I'll definitely trick it out as soon as some more companies start making some aftermarket stuff for it. I have done very little to it so far, but it's a great truck, you wont be dissapointed.
There is supposed to be a hemi available in '03 I believe and also the "Viper" powered version is supposed to debut sometime next year as an '04 I think. My buddy at the dealer said its gonna be pretty phat and also pricey. Right now the Rams all have the 2nd generation magnum engines and they feel good to me. I have the 4.7L and there is a 6cyl available and also a 5.2 I think or maybe its still a 5.9 But all I can say is check em out, you might like em.


KB

Speaking of the Hemi... Anyone else read that article where they swapped a Hemi into a new Dodge Ram? It was was pretty badass...

-Grendel

:ylsuper My 02 has a 5.9 V8......just so that we are clear on the engine sizes available lol

Those Rams look awesome. Those are the best looking Rams I've seen. The new design looks cool. It makes the older Rams look too plan. I know first had how the older ones look, because one of my relatives has a '94 Ram.:) ;) :bloated: :p :o :licker: :silly2:

Here is my 02 Ram:cool:

I will be putting in my order for a '03 quadcab 4x4 swb with the 5.7l hemi and 5spd auto. getting either black or charcoal, sport package and 20" wheels, and a few other goodies. anyone know of some good dodge truck boards??

DodgeTruckWorld.com, DodgeTalk.com, and DodgeTrucks.org

you should go for it.

I bought a 2002 1500 Ram 4x4 ,4-door 5.9 v8 about a month ago.I am getting less than 250 miles on a full tank of gas.Is there anyone else having this problem.

For what its worth I like the new look, and the quad cab is very nice. A couple of guys I work with have new Rams with Hemi's. I own a 2000 Ram 4X4 extra cab with the 5.2L and 3.92 rear. Here's where the Hemi guys all yell at me, but it has plenty of power, and I work mine quite a bit, including pulling a car and trailer occasionally. Being a do it yourself type, the thing I liked about the 5.2 is that they have been making that engine forever, and even todays design is pretty simple to work on. Nothing against the Hemi, but with 4 valves per cyl, and dual plugs, there's a lot of moving parts in there. That's not a problem when its under warranty, but if you are the type like I am where the next guy to own one of your vehicles comes in with a stretcher to haul it to the junk yard, I'd recommend the 5.2.

Ive got An 01 and I tell Ya theres no waiting to feel That horsepower.This truck Kicks ass!!

Hey,Guys just thought i would lets you know if your intrested in a new ram it would be a good idea to know what you need for an engine if your looking to haul get the 5.9 if your looking to race Get a New V10 but its 50k Before finnacing,I do a bit of both and have successfully got way more power out of my 4.7L it is stock at 340hp but i have added a cold air induction, I have added a throttle bodie spacer,custom rollpan and stainless grille,true Dual Flowmaster exhaust thats sounds Great.i am planning on getting a whipple charger too, this 4.7L is well faster then any hemi out there i have seen,or raced and if you own one you know what i mean.i have a jetchip that helped out with a few extra horses too. i am getting some nice 24's soon to finnish the exterior.iinterior is being done in Katskinz leather ostrich on black I have 2 10''s under my rear seat@ 1000Watts RMS each Boston accoustic and i have MB quarts components in all the doors,with a 50wx4 pioneer cd player with 1 Rockford 450 watt amp and 1 memphis Mono Block amp at 2000watts, this system pounds i have over 30k invested and i payed 24k for the truck with my trade of a 99f-150 before finnacing i still owe 8k dollars it but may be for sale soon cause i may be getting in a new SRT 10 :) i would sell my truck seeing it has 17k miles on and its in beautiful shape for 25k cash with all the sterio equipment and ill throw in a new indash Lcd monitor like in fast and the furious 2 movie clarion,it also has a clifford alarm remote start, for those hot and cold days.but if i cant find a buyer for the price i will just keep it and pay off what i owe and get a new SRT anyways LOL,i just wanted to write a bit since i seen every so happy with there rams i know i love mine so should anyone eles who has 1.i havnt had any problems but the brakes are exspensive so go easy on them the ywere out fast im am putting larger disk on to compisate for the new wheels.

Hey,Guys just thought i would lets you know if your intrested in a new ram it would be a good idea to know what you need for an engine if your looking to haul get the 5.9 if your looking to race Get a New V10 but its 50k Before finnacing,I do a bit of both and have successfully got way more power out of my 4.7L it is stock at 340hp but i have added a cold air induction, I have added a throttle bodie spacer,custom rollpan and stainless grille,true Dual Flowmaster exhaust thats sounds Great.i am planning on getting a whipple charger too, this 4.7L is well faster then any hemi out there i have seen,or raced and if you own one you know what i mean.i have a jetchip that helped out with a few extra horses too. i am getting some nice 24's soon to finnish the exterior.iinterior is being done in Katskinz leather ostrich on black I have 2 10''s under my rear seat@ 1000Watts RMS each Boston accoustic and i have MB quarts components in all the doors,with a 50wx4 pioneer cd player with 1 Rockford 450 watt amp and 1 memphis Mono Block amp at 2000watts, this system pounds i have over 30k invested and i payed 24k for the truck with my trade of a 99f-150 before finnacing i still owe 8k dollars it but may be for sale soon cause i may be getting in a new SRT 10 :) i would sell my truck seeing it has 17k miles on and its in beautiful shape for 25k cash with all the sterio equipment and ill throw in a new indash Lcd monitor like in fast and the furious 2 movie clarion,it also has a clifford alarm remote start, for those hot and cold days.but if i cant find a buyer for the price i will just keep it and pay off what i owe and get a new SRT anyways LOL,i just wanted to write a bit since i seen every so happy with there rams i know i love mine so should anyone eles who has 1.i havnt had any problems but the brakes are exspensive so go easy on them the ywere out fast im am putting larger disk on to compisate for the new wheels.

I would in no way pay that much for that truck after seeing Dodge vehicle after vehicle comming in for rust repairs. Heck, my Liberty I bought right off the showroom floor and it's rusting big time from the inside out. Dealer won't do anything yet because it's not rusted through yet. Too bad at that point it'd be too late. I know because I do bodywork.