I Currently have an 04 Ram GTX ,2wd I had a 14 RCSB 2wd , I'm in the market now for a tow hauler for the 1320 Challenger and the 04 GTX RAM , would love a 04 RCLB myself...... My brother has one of each 03-06 an 09 and a 2020 RCLB 2wd. one 4wd in his toy box. it's an 04 3500 Hemi RCLB ..my uncle has a few 03-05s and a 14 , his In-laws have a pair of 650k 3500 Hemi trucks , one is an 03 the other an 05 ... the 03+ rams have some quirks , late 05-07 have some valve seat issues mostly caused by slight over heating, the 09-16 have Cam/lifter issues, that can be linked back to the MDS and Long periods of Idling or the truck going in to ECO mode a lot. 02-08s have some heater core issues and TIPM issues (totally integrated power module) The 545 trans is notoriously weak , drive it like a car you'll be fine tow a lot of heavy crap, remember tow/haul is your friend, forget tow haul.....trans could take a dump after a awhile.......want to treat your Hemi truck like a Race car....forget the 545/65rfe trans ...it'll take a crap faster then a ax15 5 speed. once you get up to the 8sp trucks , 2014+ the trans issues go away.....my 04 has a 46RH in it now, both of my brothers "fast trucks" have 727s in them.,
Long beds are like an honest politician ....very hard to come by especially Hemi 1500s, it's been my experience that 2500/3500s RCLB are mostly Cummings trucks .....this Mopar girl wants a hemi ..I'm not in to that whole "rolling coal" look ,
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Try Fastenal for a RCLB truck, most of their fleet trucks were 1500 4x2 and least here on the east coast .



the thing about those 02-08 trucks is for every one that took a dump @ 110k you'll find 4 or 5 that have 200k, no issues.