Ram Truck Customization Options

There are a lot of good reasons to pick a Ram truck, from offroad ability to towing capacity, or the best truck interiors in the business. But now that you’ve chosen a Ram truck, you want to make it your own. Maybe you want some towing equipment, or you want to equip your truck to handle extreme cold, or maybe you just want to give it a look that makes it your own. Ram offers a ton of customization options for both the 1500 and the heavy-duty 2500/3500. Beyond the many bed/cab combinations available, as well as the surprisingly long list of available paint options, there are several option packages which we’ll help to explain here.

Ram 1500 Options Packages

Appearance Packages

A quick way to give your 1500 a bit more visual flair and set it apart from stock versions is with an appearance package. These include things like trim pieces, badging, grille finishes, and even unique wheels. Some of these are specific to certain trims, like the Laramie Southwest Edition package for the Laramie, or the Rebel X package for the Rebel. But there are three packages that are available on most trims:

• Chrome Appearance Group
• Sport Appearance Package
• Night Edition

Bed Utility Group

Depending on what you need your truck for, it can be incredibly useful to customize it with some features to make the bed more usable at the job site or the campsite. This package includes:

• 400W Inverter
• Exterior 115V AC Outlet
• 4-Adjustable Cargo Tie-Down Hooks by Mopar®
• Deployable Bed-Step by Mopar®
• Spray-In Bedliner by Mopar®
• Pick-Up Box Lighting

Towing Packages

Towing packages are obviously important to offer with pickup trucks, an absolute necessity for anyone who plans on using their truck for towing. There are a couple of towing packages for the 1500, with the first being the Towing Technology Group. This is essentially just Trailer Hitch Line-Up Assist, but it’s very much worth having. The other package is the Trailer-Tow Group, which is quite extensive, and includes:

• Black Exterior Mirrors
• Power Trailer-Tow Mirrors with Manual Fold-Away
• Power Adjustable Convex Auxiliary Mirrors
• Exterior Mirrors with Supplemental Signals
• Exterior Mirrors Courtesy Lamps
• Exterior Mirrors with Heating Element
• Manual Folding Exterior-Mirrors
• Manual Telescoping Mirrors
• Mirror Clearance / Running Lights
• Accent-Color Tailgate Handle
• Trailer Brake-Controller
• Trailer Light Check
• Trailer Reverse Steering Control
• Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Trailer-Tow Mirrors

Technology Group

A lot of truck owners end up spending a lot of time in their trucks, long towing hauls, or traveling to distant locations for offroading or work. And when you’re traveling that many miles, it’s good to have some options to make those miles a bit easier. That’s where the Technology Group comes in, some options to improve your time on the highway. It includes the following:

• 12-Way / 1-Way Trailer Connector
• Head-Up Display
• LED Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp

Also helpful is to add the Advanced Safety Group II for extra peace of mind on the road, this includes:

• 12-Way / 1-Way Trailer Connector
• Active Driving Assist System
• Drowsy Driver Detection
• Evasive Steering Assist
• Exterior Front-Lighting Animation
• Exterior Mirrors Approach Lamps
• Exterior Rear-Lighting Animation
• Intersection Collision-Assist System
• Surround-View Camera System
• Traffic Sign Recognition

Off-Road Group

Offroading is a pretty popular use for pickups, and there are several entire trims dedicated to offroading for both the 1500 and 2500. But if you aren’t interested in one of those, but you still want the offroad ability, there’s a package for you. It includes the following:

• 20-Inch Full-Size Aluminum Spare Wheel
• 285/45R22XL BSW All-Terrain Tires
• Electronic Locking Rear Axle
• Front Extra-Heavy-Duty Shock Absorbers
• Front Suspension Skid-Plate
• Fuel Tank Skid-Plate
• Full-Size Spare Tire
• “Off-Road” Decals
• Off-Road Info Pages
• Raised Ride Height
• Rear Extra-Heavy-Duty Shock Absorbers
• Selec-Speed™ Control
• Steering Gear Skid-Plate
• Transfer-Case Skid-Plate

Ram 2500/3500 Customization Options

The heavy-duty offerings from Ram share some of the same option packages as the 1500, and things like the the appearance packages and the Bed Utility Group are essentially the same. There are several packages that are specific to the heavy-duty models, and a lot of them have to do with snow plowing. This includes the Heavy-Duty Snow-Plow Prep Group, which includes a 220-amp alternator and a skid plate for the transfer case. There’s also the Cold Weather Group adds an engine block heater and grille cover. But the most equipment comes from the Snow Chief Group, which includes:

• Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle
• Instrument Panel Mounted Auxiliary Switches
• Auxiliary-Switches Prep
• Clearance Lamps
• LT275/70R18E OWL On/Off-Road Tires
• Transfer Case Skid-Plate Shield

There are also some heavy-duty-specific towing options, including a 5th wheel/gooseneck bed prep. The Towing Technology Group is also much more extensive for the heavy-duty models, and here it includes the following:

• Blind-Spot with Tag-Trailer & Cross-Path Detection
• LED Tail Lamps
• Center Stop Lamp with Cargo-View Camera
• Surround-View Camera System
• Trailer Reverse Guidance

Customize Your Ram Truck With Germain Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

There’s a lot to consider when buying a truck. The versatility of modern pickups means that they can be outfitted for a huge range of uses, and customization can get incredibly specific. That’s why it’s good to have some help, and that’s what the team at Germain Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is here for. In addition to the long list of factory customization options, we can help you with authorized Mopar accessories, which open up a whole new world of customization fine-tuning.