2014 Power Wagon on the Ram website finally

[SheepdogOutdoorsman]

So less payload, less ground clearance and less articulation - some of the main reason's I've loved my PW...

I'd like the 6.4L Hemi engine and the 11.5 AAM rear axle in my truck, but that's all I'd take from the new version. Put those in my 2013 and I'd be a happy camper ... Pun intended!


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[vanished]

Agreed - I would like the 6.4l but I'm 'happy' with the 10.5" for my use..

[SheepdogOutdoorsman]

Interesting article ... http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/news/ram ... el-options

[Stickman]

Very good article. I'm glad a website finally posted something about that. I'm sure there will still be a bunch or redneck idiots that still think they are stupid for not shoe-horning it in there and making everything else work around it.

[JBM Power Wagon]

Frustrating that the 2014 PW is STILL not on the Canadian Ram site! I talked to a couple dealers and they are expecting to take delivery on some in July and August. Not that I want to get rid of my 2011, but am really curious to build one, pricing wise. I also plan on test driving one just to see what the 6.4 and 6 speed feel like. Oh, and I want to look and see if you could fit 35" tires with no mods.

[RAM4ROKS]

I'd buy a 2014 Power Wagon if they'd make a regular cab short bed stick shift!!!!

Aside from that, I'd like a 6.4L and an 11.5" rearend for my 2012, the extra .7L of displacement combined with some 5.13 gears would sure wake it up!!!!

[JBM Power Wagon]

So the 2014 PW's are now in some dealer lots around here (Edmonton, Alberta) but you STILL CAN'T build one on the Ram Canada website! Just plain old strange.

[adeluca73]

I finally got a "new" build update yesterday from the Ram on-line Chat support that was different from the standard "it's completed, and waiting transport from the plant" response I've received the last 3 wks. I was told it is in transit to the US, and should be to the dealer by 28 Jul, which probably means by 7 Aug, which is about what I originally expected back in early May when I placed the order. It's fine, I've been building up my prelim parts/accessories/mod stocks the past few months. Plenty to keep me busy through the summer.

[Stickman]

Building a truck/car and having it delivered to us is probably the closest thing we men are going to get to having a baby, lol. I'd be going crazy.

[adeluca73]

Building a truck/car and having it delivered to us is probably the closest thing we men are going to get to having a baby, lol. I'd be going crazy.

true, gestation time is about the same. But I actually waited 13+ months for a special
build rifle that I finally got in April, so waiting 2-3 for the PW doesn't seem so bad now!!

[Bill2014]

Building a truck/car and having it delivered to us is probably the closest thing we men are going to get to having a baby, lol. I'd be going crazy.

My 2014 Power Wagon took 13 weeks from order to delivery at the dealer

[adeluca73]

Building a truck/car and having it delivered to us is probably the closest thing we men are going to get to having a baby, lol. I'd be going crazy.

My 2014 Power Wagon took 13 weeks from order to delivery at the dealer

13 wks? If mine arrives on time as estimated by Ram customer service on 24 July, then I will be at about 11-12 wks.

[Stickman]

Ehhh, ~4 months, 9 months, close enough.

[adeluca73]

Copy that...

[Twinsrdabest]

I'm a day over 13 weeks and waiting for mine they say it's still at vendor supply.... and its been there for like 4 plus weeks from what i've been told. I'm starting to go crazy!

[JBM Power Wagon]

I've started negotiations on a black 2014 SLT Power Wagon that is in stock at the same dealer I bought my 2011 from. My goal is to get them to take mine in for trade (and give me what I owe) match my payments and do the same term I had before (72 months), and throw in an extended warranty. I've done the numbers over and over and because I use my truck for work I will likely never be payment free. But that is ok because of how I am reimbursed. Also because of work, I really like having my truck in warranty (my 2011 is now out of warranty). If they can meet my numbers it will be one hell of a good deal. I honestly don't think they will, but if they do I really don't know what I will do! I've even made a pros and cons list and am really torn.

[SheepdogOutdoorsman]

I've started negotiations on a black 2014 SLT Power Wagon that is in stock at the same dealer I bought my 2011 from. My goal is to get them to take mine in for trade (and give me what I owe) match my payments and do the same term I had before (72 months), and throw in an extended warranty. I've done the numbers over and over and because I use my truck for work I will likely never be payment free. But that is ok because of how I am reimbursed. Also because of work, I really like having my truck in warranty (my 2011 is now out of warranty). If they can meet my numbers it will be one hell of a good deal. I honestly don't think they will, but if they do I really don't know what I will do! I've even made a pros and cons list and am really torn.

Win!

[adeluca73]

I'm a day over 13 weeks and waiting for mine they say it's still at vendor supply.... and its been there for like 4 plus weeks from what i've been told. I'm starting to go crazy!

Vendor supply means that the 2500 base truck is built, and off the assembly line. The "@ vendor supply" means it's having the PW specific hardware installed and tested. Basically, it's the conversion from a base 2500 to a bad-mo-fo PW!!!!!

[adeluca73]

I've started negotiations on a black 2014 SLT Power Wagon that is in stock at the same dealer I bought my 2011 from. My goal is to get them to take mine in for trade (and give me what I owe) match my payments and do the same term I had before (72 months), and throw in an extended warranty. I've done the numbers over and over and because I use my truck for work I will likely never be payment free. But that is ok because of how I am reimbursed. Also because of work, I really like having my truck in warranty (my 2011 is now out of warranty). If they can meet my numbers it will be one hell of a good deal. I honestly don't think they will, but if they do I really don't know what I will do! I've even made a pros and cons list and am really torn.

For me, it always comes down to "mods",,,if yours is pretty much stock, then no brainer, pull the trigger as long as you're ok being in perpetual "payment" mode. Think of it as the lease folks, always driving a "new" car is worth always having a payment, but you retain the first rights to the title, vs the dealer. If you have a lot of $$, mods, and sweat equity in your 2011, then I'd be torn too. As I get older, the last thing I want to do is keep going back and re-buying and re-doing the knuckle busting work of pimping my ride. I kept my F250 king ranch for 3 yrs past the 5 yr pay-off because of how much effort I've put into that truck. Dumped it when the big maintenance diesel items kept creeping up.

Best of luck.

[SheepdogOutdoorsman]

I'm a day over 13 weeks and waiting for mine they say it's still at vendor supply.... and its been there for like 4 plus weeks from what i've been told. I'm starting to go crazy!

Vendor supply means that the 2500 base truck is built, and off the assembly line. The "@ vendor supply" means it's having the PW specific hardware installed and tested. Basically, it's the conversion from a base 2500 to a bad-mo-fo PW!!!!!

Power Wagons start off as Power Wagons though. The frame is one off. Our trucks don't start off as base 2500's. From day one/part one they've been building a new PW. No conversion can be done to a base truck to make it a PW.

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I'm a day over 13 weeks and waiting for mine they say it's still at vendor supply.... and its been there for like 4 plus weeks from what i've been told. I'm starting to go crazy!

Vendor supply means that the 2500 base truck is built, and off the assembly line. The "@ vendor supply" means it's having the PW specific hardware installed and tested. Basically, it's the conversion from a base 2500 to a bad-mo-fo PW!!!!!

Power Wagons start off as Power Wagons though. The frame is one off. Our trucks don't start off as base 2500's. From day one/part one they've been building a new PW. No conversion can be done to a base truck to make it a PW.

x2 - gets the goodies as it rolls down the line...

[FirerescuePW]

Yep. On the 3Gs, the frame had a different part number.

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[JBM Power Wagon]

I've started negotiations on a black 2014 SLT Power Wagon that is in stock at the same dealer I bought my 2011 from. My goal is to get them to take mine in for trade (and give me what I owe) match my payments and do the same term I had before (72 months), and throw in an extended warranty. I've done the numbers over and over and because I use my truck for work I will likely never be payment free. But that is ok because of how I am reimbursed. Also because of work, I really like having my truck in warranty (my 2011 is now out of warranty). If they can meet my numbers it will be one hell of a good deal. I honestly don't think they will, but if they do I really don't know what I will do! I've even made a pros and cons list and am really torn.

For me, it always comes down to "mods",,,if yours is pretty much stock, then no brainer, pull the trigger as long as you're ok being in perpetual "payment" mode. Think of it as the lease folks, always driving a "new" car is worth always having a payment, but you retain the first rights to the title, vs the dealer. If you have a lot of $$, mods, and sweat equity in your 2011, then I'd be torn too. As I get older, the last thing I want to do is keep going back and re-buying and re-doing the knuckle busting work of pimping my ride. I kept my F250 king ranch for 3 yrs past the 5 yr pay-off because of how much effort I've put into that truck. Dumped it when the big maintenance diesel items kept creeping up.

Best of luck.

You make a great point. Here's my list of current mods and what I would do:
-Hellwig Load Pro helper springs: take them off and sell.
-315/70/17 Kelly Safari Tires: these tires are in great shape so if I think I can fit them on the 2014 PW stock I would have the dealer swap them over to the new truck and let them put the Duratracs on my 2011.
-Soft Tonneau Cover: I would likely just transfer this to the new truck. Or negotiate in the trade to let the dealer keep it on my 2011 and get a new one for the 2014.
-Myoung Locker Bypass: I would remove this and sell it (and I would REALLY miss this one mod)
-Airaid CAI: remove and sell
-CB and Cell Phone Booster: transfer to new truck.
-Bully Dog tuner: I would call Bully Dog and see if/when they would expect to have an update for the tuner to work with the 2014 6.4L. Then in would either keep it or sell it and maybe get a Diablo.

And here's the list of mods I would do right away on a 2014:
-315/70/17 tires if they will fit stock and if I can get a commitment from the dealer that they will not void the warranty with the larger tires (most dealers are pretty good about that around here).
-Air Lift air bags with Daystar cradles.
-Magnaflow muffler or full exhaust system.
-Soft tonneau cover.
-Tuner or speedo recalibrate for the larger tires.
-CB and cell booster.

[HammerTime]

After seeing the RTI numbers, and test driving a 2014 with the 6.4L I've definitely decided to keep my 2013 PW. Sans new Wagon.... I found a 2012 SRT Yellow Jacket that I'm going to make a high speed run at! Now that 392 rocks with 470 HP/470TQ. 6 speed too...

[adeluca73]

I've started negotiations on a black 2014 SLT Power Wagon that is in stock at the same dealer I bought my 2011 from. My goal is to get them to take mine in for trade (and give me what I owe) match my payments and do the same term I had before (72 months), and throw in an extended warranty. I've done the numbers over and over and because I use my truck for work I will likely never be payment free. But that is ok because of how I am reimbursed. Also because of work, I really like having my truck in warranty (my 2011 is now out of warranty). If they can meet my numbers it will be one hell of a good deal. I honestly don't think they will, but if they do I really don't know what I will do! I've even made a pros and cons list and am really torn.

For me, it always comes down to "mods",,,if yours is pretty much stock, then no brainer, pull the trigger as long as you're ok being in perpetual "payment" mode. Think of it as the lease folks, always driving a "new" car is worth always having a payment, but you retain the first rights to the title, vs the dealer. If you have a lot of $$, mods, and sweat equity in your 2011, then I'd be torn too. As I get older, the last thing I want to do is keep going back and re-buying and re-doing the knuckle busting work of pimping my ride. I kept my F250 king ranch for 3 yrs past the 5 yr pay-off because of how much effort I've put into that truck. Dumped it when the big maintenance diesel items kept creeping up.

Best of luck.

You make a great point. Here's my list of current mods and what I would do:
-Hellwig Load Pro helper springs: take them off and sell.
-315/70/17 Kelly Safari Tires: these tires are in great shape so if I think I can fit them on the 2014 PW stock I would have the dealer swap them over to the new truck and let them put the Duratracs on my 2011.
-Soft Tonneau Cover: I would likely just transfer this to the new truck. Or negotiate in the trade to let the dealer keep it on my 2011 and get a new one for the 2014.
-Myoung Locker Bypass: I would remove this and sell it (and I would REALLY miss this one mod)
-Airaid CAI: remove and sell
-CB and Cell Phone Booster: transfer to new truck.
-Bully Dog tuner: I would call Bully Dog and see if/when they would expect to have an update for the tuner to work with the 2014 6.4L. Then in would either keep it or sell it and maybe get a Diablo.

And here's the list of mods I would do right away on a 2014:
-315/70/17 tires if they will fit stock and if I can get a commitment from the dealer that they will not void the warranty with the larger tires (most dealers are pretty good about that around here).
-Air Lift air bags with Daystar cradles.
-Magnaflow muffler or full exhaust system.
-Soft tonneau cover.
-Tuner or speedo recalibrate for the larger tires.
-CB and cell booster.

WOW, you've done a shit-ton to that PW, I'd have a hard time parting w/ it & starting over. But when the new car bug bites, it's a bitch to shake, so my sympathies!

You'll be set either way!!!