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We’ve all seen photos & videos of SHAP and Ram 1500s “flying” through the assembly line on four support arms. Apparently, the contact points on the Ram’s frame see some friction that wears off the e-coat (see photo). Per an inspection of a 2024 TRX, those friction points used to get “touched up” by someone after the vehicle hit the ground.
I was crawling under my truck & noticed rust stains from water splashing under the truck. I traced the rust stains back to the factory lift friction points under the truck. There are two behind the front sway bar (both sides) and two next to the rear floor storage bins (both sides). The ones by the storage bins apparently don’t see as much friction, as most of the e-coat remains, but you can see where the support arms touched.
Either the touch-up guy was off the day my truck hit the ground, or he’s been laid off. But, my plan is to sand the surface rust off, wash the area with soap & water, then coat with automotive grade primer & flat black touch-up paint. I’m in PHX where nothing rusts, but if your RHO is exposed to salt air or salted roads, get this fixed ASAP!
I was crawling under my truck & noticed rust stains from water splashing under the truck. I traced the rust stains back to the factory lift friction points under the truck. There are two behind the front sway bar (both sides) and two next to the rear floor storage bins (both sides). The ones by the storage bins apparently don’t see as much friction, as most of the e-coat remains, but you can see where the support arms touched.
Either the touch-up guy was off the day my truck hit the ground, or he’s been laid off. But, my plan is to sand the surface rust off, wash the area with soap & water, then coat with automotive grade primer & flat black touch-up paint. I’m in PHX where nothing rusts, but if your RHO is exposed to salt air or salted roads, get this fixed ASAP!
