The battery has been replaced three times.
The alternator was replaced once.
The power door locks and windows failed shortly after acquisition.
The air conditioning has never worked.
The driver's seat was not securely bolted to the floor.
The radiator has a pin-hole leak.
The front U-joint was replaced.
The tires have been replaced twice.
The door weather-stripping is worn and leaks.
Actually, I really love this truck. It's old and beat-up, but it's a tank. The Ford Explorer that rammed me in the right side totaled it's front-end. I've got a dent in my right door! It's the most comfortable vehicle I've owned (I'm 6'4", 300 lbs), and has been relatively reliable. It's easy to fix when it does break down. Parts are very cheap and plentiful. I can do most repairs myself.
Nice review on the Ramcharger, I would have to agree with durability of the truck. I would also like to add that it is one of the more comfortable vehicles I have been in(a 6'5" 300lbs. man myself). I am intrested to see the popularity of these trucks.
I have a Ramcharger that I bought 4 years ago in Tucson. The dealer told me it was a FBI vehicle previously, and then sold to a Air force jet mechanic, before sitting in his lot for about 2 years. It started right up. I love this truck, it now has over 300,000 miles and I run my wood flooring business out of it. Things I've had replaced: both axels, you joints, front and rear shocks, a water pump, and the radiator. I am in new england and the current cold snap has given this car fits. I'm pretty sure that my water pump just went.
I own one of these Dodge ram chargers and man I tell you what, this thing will take one heck of a beating. I had to pull my friends bronco out of so many places with this, but of course I also have a crate 360 V8 with a supercharger on it. Can you say yeeeeeeeeha!!!
I've got a 82 ramcharger myself and this thing has been hit with backhoes and has been in many accidents where I've had to replace doors and fenders and quarters. the engine still purrs like a kitten though I've replaced the alternater and the air pump once. and I've gone through about 2 sets of tires, but this thing is still runnin strong with no blowby. this truck will always be my girl lol.
I would have to agree. I am a serious Mopar man myself and I just purchased an 85 Ramcharger Royal SE/Prospector with a rebuilt 318, 5 inch lift, and rebuilt tranny and I have to say it is the greatest buy I have ever made. I also agree that it is very comfortable because I'm 6'9" 360lb and I fit perfectly. I love my Ramcharger.
Man, seriously those ramchargers are tougher than nails, seems larger inside a tad bit than a typical K5 blazer. Hell they are tanks, my friend had a 90 ramcharger with a broken motor mount and drove it for 5 months, with the 318 hopping on the right side every time he took off. Found out about the hop and replaced the mount for 15 bux.
I have an 85' Dodge Prospector W150 with a 318. I was just hit by a van that was coming on fast and might just as well not have stopped. He left 80 foot tire marks down the highway, hit me, and then he went through the ditch and into the farm field another 60 feet. I have to replace the lamp assembly after making the hole for it again. When he hit me I didn't budge. I'm not a rock crawler, but I've been almost straight up, to where I should have had a winch to get there. This thing keeps going without much effort. Even with the damage I get Chevy guys saying, "nice rig" when they see me at a stop.
I own a 1985 Dodge Ramcharger Royal SE Prospector.
It's great; I'm 5'11 254 lbs, and all these comments are true. My truck has a 318 5.9 litre V8; it caught on fire last night and I didn't know. I went 15 miles until I saw the flames and my truck was still running like a charm.
I gotta buy new wires, spark plugs, fix an oil leak, and then I'll be back on the road again.
I love this truck; I pull anything with it and it's real tough. I had a friend who had a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Limited Edition try pull my truck home after the fire; he struggled for about 5 miles till he gave up.
I love my truck; I wouldn't replace it for anything.
I own a 85 Dodge ramcharger Royal SE prospector.
It is a beast that won't stop.. it has 4 inch lift with 360 bored to a 407 with high compression pistons and an RV cam.
Some how the guy who owned it before me rigged a Ford high output altenator on it.. I don't know why, but it works.. But even my friends love it and there anti Dodge.. I have future plans for it when I can get a job and this beast will be unstoppable.
The high output alternator, A good friend told me that they were all originally outfitted with a 200 amp alternator for military use. Out in the field it was necessary to rig any kind of electrical field device.
Two months ago I bought a 1985 Dodge Ramcharger Prospector model with a 360 CI, 4 speed auto, and 4.11 gears. It has never been wrecked, I know the original owner and her family. It has always been a ranch vehicle for the family. I use it while working in the oil fields here in Texas. It is in four wheel drive nearly everyday as there is always a lot of mud on a Frac job. I did have to replace the radiator, water pump, alternator, regulator and battery. Since it was purchased in 1985 this is the second water pump. Everything else is original equipment.
I have taken great joy when my little Ramcharger had to tow my bosses F250 Super Duty 4X4 out of the mud and up an embankment and it wasn't even breathing hard.
I will never sell this Baby.
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