2021 Ram 1500 TRX Suspension Walkaround - A Better Off-Road Pickup Truck Than The Ford F-150 Raptor?

[@zkalireza]

Great video! I’d love to see what the TRX can do up the RTI ramp with and without the front sway bar disconnect

[@stevenlefebvre2991]

I love this truck and you just made me want it even more.

[@DanEdmunds]

It's pretty awesome, I must admit. And the Ram 1500's cab is nice. It's easy to daily this beast.

[@DevrajThakkar]

I hope your channel makes it big. Rooting for you Dan!

[@DanEdmunds]

Thank you! I'd like to think it will. I've got more coming.

[@DevrajThakkar]

@@DanEdmunds I'd love to see some Porsche on the channel - maybe even a comparison video with something similar (Cayenne vs Model X maybe?)

[@testosteronevsthewoke7124]

Excellent video! This is one well engineered badass truck. Incredible suspension with a monster power plant. I'm a diehard ford man but this has got the raptor beat.

[@hi9580]

Only in hp

[@viki6or]

Automatic like. Only channel that has focus on suspension and has the expertise to show the right details

[@Mushroomancer]

Damn those suspension components are huge!

[@DanEdmunds]

Yes. Yes they are. :)

[@ALMX5DP]

Such a great in-depth look, thanks Dan!!!

[@DanEdmunds]

You're welcome. I enjoy doing these. And thanks for watching.

[@maxwellthepig4419]

Great video and informative! 103lbs for the tire! wow.

[@AMBRubicon2007]

Thank you so much for a very informative video!

[@JOSSBLASTING]

Thanx for the great videos, sir! I waited for that one !

[@isnak907]

Awesome! I’m a raptor owner and I’m glad to see some competition making the manufactures produce some bad ass trucks

[@DanEdmunds]

Yes. Competition is good for everyone.

[@Anthony1337]

Excellent video, thanks!!

[@superbrowndudenational_trx]

Great video, thanks!

[@DanEdmunds]

You're welcome!

[@donearl6675]

thank you for such a thorough explanation of the "TRX"a lot of so truck experts didnt do what you did and "Take it apart".great vid on it👍😎❗

[@DanEdmunds]

To me, the interesting bits are always underneath. And that's what distinguishes the TRX from other versions of the Ram 1500, so in my mind it's the only part that needs attention.

[@srt8hmi]

Excellent video! Are you saying the wheel or the trim ring is forged?

[@DanEdmunds]

The wheel. I guess when it comes to the trim ring being a real beadlock, it's a forgery because the real 24-bolt beadlock retainer is a Mopar accessory? ;)

[@TeCKis300]

Wondering how well this thing RTIs. Great review!

[@DanEdmunds]

You'll know soon enough!

[@mikepayne2572]

Great video. How about a follow up of you "hammering" it in the desert? Or your thoughts of how it performs?

[@twinturbo3470]

ok......in your honest opinion.......do you think Ford will put the 5.2L Predator V8 (shelby GT500 engine) in the new Raptor? Or do you think that is too "bespoke" of an engine (low volume built on the small Niche line) and not fit for truck capabilities? The hellcat has an iron block better which would help it more in a truck compared to the all aluminum Predator engine

[@mrtorque6488]

From what I’ve heard you are correct about the “small Niche line” supposedly they wouldn’t be able to keep production up if they stuffed them in all Raptor it’s gonna be a limited run of raptors from everything I’ve heard

[@twinturbo3470]

@@mrtorque6488 Yes I read that as well.....the only thing to stop and consider that was never mention is that the GT350 is now finished and therefor so is the Voodoo. The Niche line would have been pumping out way more Voodoo engines compared to the Predator since the car cost half or less than half of a GT500. So the Niche line just got massively freed up

[@mrtorque6488]

@@twinturbo3470 wow didn’t know that that would be awesome if the v8 is more available then and not super special and priced gouged 🤘🏼

[@DanEdmunds]

I tend to agree with your line of thinking, but I don't know. FCA has basically made a Hellcat version of everything, so that engine isn't that niche. That said, and engine development project costs bank. Making more of them wouldn't hurt the bottom line, I would have thought.

[@_rlb]

Excellent video! Trucks like this one are pretty much non-existent here in Europe. Too bad. I've read a million of your suspension walkarounds/deep dives and have only just discovered you YT channel... I know what I'm doing the next couple of evenings.

[@gerharddeklerk509]

Excelant explaining...keep it up

[@william0peng]

Thanks for the video. Are you going to measure its flex index? Btw, is the power wagon on your plan?

[@DanEdmunds]

I'm editing that one now. There was too much good stuff to pack it into one video. As for the Power Wagon, I have a request in, but I do not have a timeline.

[@electrikoptik]

I wonder if this will outflex Jeep Renegade or Toyota Land cruiser on the RTI. What do you reckon Dan?

[@DanEdmunds]

Wheelbase is a part of the score, but we shall see where it lands next week!

[@gabm3187]

@@DanEdmunds maybe explain why you put the wheel base in the score? In a real life scenario, seems all you should care about is how high you can climb with the suspension tracking the ground?

[@ALMX5DP]

@@gabm3187 I think he has gone over what an RTI is in past videos including the way wheelbase reflects the end score.

[@gerharddeklerk509]

Wrong thinking bru...

[@abhishekbanerjee3486]

Great walkthrough Dan. I am really surprised they had a damper to control the windup. Have you seen that before

[@DanEdmunds]

It's rare on production vehicles, although the Viper-powered Dodge Ram 1500 SRT-10 had one with the leaf-spring rear end that came before the switch to coils.

[@ilocanodetoy2225]

Informational video, and it looks beefier than Raptor R.

[@davidfarmer]

I noticed the link separation on the rear axle was pretty small, Im guessing thats part of the reason for the 5th shock. The small separation would make for better packaging though.

[@DanEdmunds]

Yeah. The want ground clearance under the lower link. for sure. That is part of it -- especially when those are high-angularity bushings that might deflect more than non-PowerWagon 2500 bushings.

[@ferrari250lm]

What did you think of Streetspeed's landing, Dan?

[@CoyoteFTW]

10 years to come up with competition for the Raptor I’m glad it finally arrived yet I still don’t think it’s enough to dethrone the king, would of liked to see the trx run the Baja 1000 like the Raptor did

[@bmt973]

Brilliant review. Doing justice to the T-Rex. I love it but it's too big. I saw your ramp video. Moving it in tight spaces is tricky... The rear shock absorbers are mounted too low. This compromises ground clearance. Greetings from 🇿🇦

[@jrbbikerx3309]

that is not a full floater rear end. its a semi float...i dont see a hub on that rear axle anywhere, do you???

[@chris1293]

Looks exactly the same one i see driving around in Pasadena.

[@DanEdmunds]

It might even be. This was a press loaner I gave back, and I'm sure someone else in the LA basin has it now.

[@dubltap7216]

You had me at not a V6.👍

[@DanEdmunds]

Right?

[@dubltap7216]

@@DanEdmunds I know you didn't actually say not a V6 but you did mention it has a 703 hp Hellcat engine. I'm just saying I wouldn't buy a Raptor because of the V6 engine. Thanks for the in-depth look at the suspension. You're the first one I've seen do that.

[@ramrider1453]

Can those Bilsteins be rebuilt?

[@DanEdmunds]

I do not know that. Bilstein is deferring some internal detail questions to Ram because they have an exclusive on some of the internals for a period of time (1 year?). I'm not sure how much of the damping comes from the main working piston, either. So much is tied up in the computer algorithm that makes the adjustments in the spool valves that I'm not sure if hardware tuning would be the best approach. I hope to learn more and get into it deeper in the near future.

[@ramrider1453]

@@DanEdmunds thanks for your input. Makes sense. Hopefully a guy can rebuild there own. Pending on cost of course.

[@Blue_Flame_Raptor]

They said they never have to be rebuilt. Which has to be a scam. Nothing lasts forever.

[@ttudesperado]

I'm getting close to ordering one. I have found out the bump stop inside the rear coil is bolt on and removable. So you have any dimensions for the rear spring. Like inner diameter. Trying to mock up coil spring air bags

[@DanEdmunds]

Sorry, I do not have dimensions. The truck was a week-long loaner, so I no longer have access to it.

[@ttudesperado]

@@DanEdmunds OK thanks

[@joeg4010]

Can i buy these shocks or is it exclusive to the trx? My 17 ram 1500 needs a new pair.

[@DanEdmunds]

The frame is different on a TRX. They wouldn't bolt up.

[@pranavan5803]

hi i checked you videos. :) they are very interesting. thank you. i wish if you can revisit the ramp test with the new 2020 defender comparing with landcruisers and jeeps. :) keep up the good work.

[@DanEdmunds]

I am getting a Defender in January!

[@pranavan5803]

@@DanEdmunds cant wait for the videos.. 😍😍 thank you and happy holidays dan. 😍

[@TeXasDadBod]

Is that yours or a test truck ?

[@DanEdmunds]

Test truck. I had to give it back. :(

[@tirsorosario5940]

Put it up the articulation ramp!

[@DanEdmunds]

That is in the works. Stay tuned!

[@shalvami]

Too much exposed cables on suspension, not sure how it’s gonna hold up in rough conditions

[@realDionNajz]

I feel like FCA is the only american company that is still making american vehicles. Excited that Ford has brought back the Bronco, but we'll see how they shape up. Long live the king!

[@CoyoteFTW]

Hahah yet they’re owned by Europeans! The only American brand still owned by its founding family is Ford

[@BlueJumpsuitOfficial]

It’s crazy somebody out there has a hard on for this truck but has to settle for a Ford raptor cuz the bank said heellll naaaaaaa

[@MercyAboveAll]

Rear ammorts have sooo low grips..Why they made this?? One big stone just broke it!!! (Take a look for g class rear ammorts! They hide in wheels!!!). ... I really dont understand this guys ....(

[@norevlimitr1602]

You cant compare this to the Raptor. The Raptor doesn't have a LSD just an open lockable diff that you cant control. Its linked to modes where it will only lock in 4WD not in 2WD. The E-LSD is terrible, super slow to respond, its a one wheel peel machine. I was definitely disappointed after my Raptor drive..

[@DanEdmunds]

New Raptor coming now that the 2021 F-150 has been redesigned. Not sure when. Rumor has it they're putting link-coil in the back. Not sure if that's true or not.

[@robcappa8632]

And still no where near as good as a raptor

[@palmtree9221]

Stay mad😂