i got a good 'open box' deal on a 4 set of Husky mudflaps #17101 (non-specific vehicle) steel uppers and 1/2" rubber on the bottom, i will have to mod them to fit, waiting on better weather to install. WT and RBz were out of my price range up here.
IMO an I6 gasser would solve the power issue, I6 would have enough low end to make a difference. There hasnt been any news at all about whats coming up for the Gladiator so to me it looks like they'll move forward on the Dakota and let the Gladi end. All IMO ofcourse.
i came from modded diesels Rams last 20yrs so im not expecting that power but this V6 is under powered IMO, its an auto and when its in 3rd gear i feel the need to go out and push. But i will test drive a newer model and see if theres a differance now that you got me thinking ...
I reused the back panels from my plastic bumper to cover them up. I'm still deciding if i should add a fog in there or poke a hole so the front doesn't fill up with snow.
I did this swap didnt have to trim anything, everything fit and bolted right up skid plate and all. Only thing that changed was it was bottoming out over speed bumps so i added 1 1/4" spacers and it improved it, but didnt realize how much heavier the whole set up would be. On a side note the...
another good rule we had in the Cummins forums was members couldn't post anything for sale unless they had certain amount of posts and was a member for a certain amount of time. It stopped the fly by night posters.