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  • Ram 3500

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    RAM 3500

    With the RAM 3500, you own the road. This truck is the ultimate in touring performance. You don’t buy a truck like this without a serious vision. We’re here to bring your vision to life through tailored customisations and modifications. At Big Dog Builds we have the skills, experience and R&D to build the RAM of your dreams.

    Big Dog Builds Rating System
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    build type

    Build Type

    Big Lapper

    Towing

    8/10

    Looks

    7/10

    Interior

    8/10

    Driveline / Performance

    7/10

    Off Road Capability

    4/10

    Modification Ability

    7/10

    Towing Class

    NIL

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    build type

    Build Type

    Big Lapper

    Towing

    10/10

    Looks

    10/10

    Interior

    9/10

    Driveline / Performance

    9/10

    Off Road Capability

    7/10

    Modification Ability

    8/10

    Towing Class

    NIL

    Light

    Heavy

    RAM 3500 BUILDS
    Dean and Harry leave the workshop in John's brand new RAM 3500 and just talk: how it actually drives with the build on it, the exhaust brake, the suspension, the stories from customers all over the country. Then it's back to the workshop for the full walkaround, front bar to tub, every system explained. Put the kettle on; this is the long one.

✅ What you'll see:
· How a built 3500 actually drives: steering, ride, and the exhaust brake working down through the gears
· The levelling suspension with 35s, and why the wheel and tyre combination changes everything
· Why the bar conversation started before the truck even landed in the country
· Life out of a 200 Series: what surprises owners moving into an HD truck
· The walkaround: front bar, winch, lights and how everything switches
· Ignition feeds done properly: from a three-amp feed to a fused fifty-amp relay, and why caravans keep beefing up their plugs
· Colour-coded flares over the 18x9 fitment, and Big Dog Builds' own mud flaps front and rear
· UHF on the fold-down bracket, the dimming trick with high beam, and the feature that swaps between antennas
· The under-seat battery with charge monitoring on your phone
· Towing talk: a van-ready setup with payload to spare, and canopy advice for RAM owners
· Fuel range: roughly seventy litres more than standard, and how the three HD platforms compare

✅ How it's set up:
· MY26 RAM 3500, full NB2 touring build for towing
· Levelling kit with 35s on 18x9 wheels, colour-coded flares, BDB mud flaps
· Front bar with winch and driving lights, switch panel with CAN integration
· Under-seat battery with app monitoring, long-range tank, UHF on a fold-down bracket

✅ Where to start:
· Towing a big van? This is the platform conversation to have with the team
· Interstate like John? The team manages transport, build and handover
· Still choosing your platform? Download the free Buyer Kit below

CHAPTERS
0:00 — Leaving the workshop in John's 3500
5:14 — The bar conversation started early
7:51 — How it actually drives
10:29 — The exhaust brake, explained
16:57 — The levelling kit and 35s
19:30 — Customers from all over the country
22:10 — What the build changes
24:53 — Back at the workshop: the walkaround
28:41 — Lights and how everything switches
29:56 — The winch
32:24 — Ignition feeds done properly
33:35 — Caravan plugs and power
38:53 — Flares, fitment and BDB mud flaps
40:16 — Moving out of a 200 Series
43:58 — UHF and the fold-down bracket
50:41 — Battery monitoring on your phone
55:28 — Canopy advice for RAM owners
56:45 — Fuel range and the wrap-up

👉 Free 2026 Buyer Kit: https://start.bigdogbuilds.com/buyer-kit/

📞 Call us: 1300 325 979
✉ info@bigdogbuilds.com

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    An Honest Hour In John's New RAM 3500: The Drive And The Build
    YouTube Video UEwwYmFlRDROVWFkNkNLMkhfRG1QQVNXc3R5REVpLXVJNi45RjNFMDhGQ0Q2RkFCQTc1
    Tubes are too thin. Can't even order one. Made in China. Too expensive. You asked all of it, under the videos, on the phones and in our inbox. So Dean stands between the RAM and the Chevy, both wearing the new Big Dog Builds full hoop bull bars, and answers the questions straight, one card at a time.

✅ What you'll see:
· Why it costs more than the cheap one down the road: the engineering, the manufacturing and years of team experience behind every bar
· The cover off the RAM bar: how the factory camera and sensors relocate into the bar, and why that matters when you lift a truck and change wheels
· The tubes look too thin? It's not aluminium. Steel construction, and what actually carries the load
· The accident question: what happens to sensors and safety tech in a hit, and the insurance conversation nobody has until it's too late
· The winch fairlead, the flip-up licence plate, and recovery points bolted straight to the chassis
· Lighting assemblies on American trucks, waivers, and what we will and won't fit
· Where they're made: Dean answers the origin question straight — made in Australia, for Australians
· Supply and fit today through the Caboolture workshop, and what's coming next
· The weight question, and the right engineering path for a heavy steel bar on these trucks
· Flares: why the RAM bar is tight to flares and the Chevy bar runs flared or non-flared
· Fifth-gen and older front ends: Dean's honest answer on demand and design tweaks
· Perspex plates recessed into the bar, and the feedback we're taking back to the team, trays and canopies included

✅ How it's set up:
· One full hoop platform per truck family: RAM 2500/3500 and Chevy 2500 HD, both on the trucks behind Dean
· Steel construction, sensors and camera relocated and working, recovery points to the chassis
· Serviceable by design: the bar comes off and goes back on without drama
· Supply and fit through Big Dog Builds in Caboolture, Queensland

✅ Where to start:
· Both bars are ready to order now: colour-coded or textured black, get in touch with the team
· Ask your bar question in the comments and we'll answer the next round
· Still choosing your platform? Download the free Buyer Kit

CHAPTERS
0:00 — The questions, straight off your comments
1:15 — Why it costs more than the cheap bar
2:11 — Camera and sensors: the cover comes off the RAM bar
2:55 — Too thin? Steel, not aluminium
4:12 — Accidents, sensors and the insurance conversation
5:34 — Winch, flip-up plate and recovery points
7:40 — Lighting assemblies and waivers
8:29 — Supply and fit today, what's next
9:15 — Where the bars are made
9:57 — The weight question, done properly
10:46 — Flares: RAM vs Chevy fitment
11:31 — Serviceable by design
12:24 — Older front ends: your call
14:07 — Perspex plates and your feedback
15:23 — Ready to order

👉 Free 2026 Buyer Kit: https://start.bigdogbuilds.com/buyer-kit/

📞 Call us: 1300 325 979
✉ info@bigdogbuilds.com

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    RAM & Chevy Bull Bar Q&A: You Asked, We Answered
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    Everyone says their bar is strong. Almost nobody shows you the testing. This is the new Big Dog Builds full hoop bull bar for the MY26 RAM 2500 and 3500, and this video shows exactly what it is built to survive, and why that matters to your insurance company the day something goes wrong. One platform covers both trucks, and pre-orders are open now.

✅ What you'll see:
· Why "strong" means nothing without the testing to back it, and what this bar has been put through
· The design starting from the factory bumper: every safety feature RAM built into the front end, worked out before a single tube was bent
· The factory radar sensor removed and relocated into the new bar, fully tested with the truck's driver-assist systems working as intended
· Indicators, LED headlights and the truck's front-end features all still visible and working, from every angle
· Why a bar that blocks factory safety features can turn an insurance claim into a much bigger headache than buying right the first time
· The 12-stage powder coating process, and the salt chamber spec: 720 hours straight, a month of coastal punishment in fast forward

✅ How it's built and tested:
· Strength from the drawing up: the chassis path into the bar worked out for the RAM 2500 and 3500 platform
· Multi-stage pre-treat, electro-deposited primer, powder top coat measured in microns every production run
· Impact testing, salt testing, crash testing and driver-assist testing, laid out stage by stage
· Part of the load, vibration and impact testing regime now underway across every product in the range
· Over a hundred years of combined R&D experience in-house, a dedicated R&D facility, and millions spent on the vehicle platforms these products are rolling out on
· Engineered for Australian conditions, for the trucks Australians actually tour and tow with

✅ Pre-orders are open:
· The full guard bar for the new MY26 RAM 2500 and 3500 is ready to order now
· Call the team on 1300 325 979 or get in touch below to lock one in for your build
· Choosing your platform first? Start with the free Buyer Kit

👉 Free 2026 Buyer Kit: https://start.bigdogbuilds.com/buyer-kit/

📞 Call us: 1300 325 979
✉ info@bigdogbuilds.com

#BullBar #RAMBullBar #RAM2500 #RAM3500 #BigDogBuilds #SteelBullBar #AmericanTrucks #TruckBuild #4x4Australia #TowRig #AussieTrucks #RAMTrucks

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    RAM 2500 & 3500 Bull Bar: The Testing Nobody Shows You
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