This sleek silver Dodge Ram built by Atomic Motorsports in San Diego, California, has been dubbed the AMRAM 17x2. For those of you who are unaware, AMRAAM is a missile system used by the United States and her allies to keep our skies safe. The acronym stands for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. It's touted as offering unprecedented performance in a cost-effective package and being able to be launched day or night in any weather. The same is true for this Dodge Ram 1500 prerunner. Atomic's goal from the beginning was to build a capable truck that still had good manners on the street and didn't break the bank. The truck handles the terrain easily with 17 inches of wheel travel front and rear. The front rides on a modified CST spindle and fabricated upper and lower A-arms that are 4.5 inches longer than stock. The front suspension is damped by a 2.5 coilover, 2.5 external bypass shock, and a hydraulic bumpstop. It's a tight squeeze but the custom intake tube snakes around the engine brace to a hat on top of the Edelbrock carburetor. An engine 'cage ties the tops of each shock hoop together to add rigidity to the front end.It's a tight squeeze but the custom intake tube snakes around the engine brace to a hat on The rear suspension relies on a custom set of National leaf springs that are damped by 3.0 triple-bypass shocks and a hydraulic bumpstop as well. The rear springs are located by custom Atomic shackles and held in check by a two-link trailing arm setup that prevents axle wrap when the power is belted out of the 400hp, 360ci Dodge V-8. The 360 is loaded with high performance goodies including a hot cam, decked "Mag Ram" heads, stainless roller rockers, Clevite bearings, a Hughes lower plenum and throttle body and Accell injectors all held together by high strength ARP fasteners. The 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque are handled by a TCI torque converter and the factory transmission. Spent gasses are scavenged by a set of Gibson headers that connect to an Atomic-built mandrel-bent 3-inch exhaust with dual Borla mufflers that dumps out just in front of the rear tires. The UMP (Unique Metal Products) air filter housing is tucked up into the passenger side wheel well.The UMP (Unique Metal Products) air filter housing is tucked up into the passenger side wh The front spindle, or upright, is a modified CST that is turned by Atomic tubular tie rods with heavy-duty Heim joints.The front spindle, or upright, is a modified CST that is turned by Atomic tubular tie rods The front leaf-spring mount also holds the trailing arm and ties into the bed 'cage for ultimate strength.The front leaf-spring mount also holds the trailing arm and ties into the bed 'cage for ul The front suspension uses boxed tubing upper and lower A-arms that cycle 17 inches. A 2.5 inch coilover, 2.5 bypass shock, and hydraulic bumpstop take care of the damping. The shock shaft on the coilover is protected by a Dirt Bagz brand protective sleeve that fits over the coil.The front suspension uses boxed tubing upper and lower A-arms that cycle 17 inches. A 2.5 The rear suspension uses custom-wrapped National leaf springs in a spring-under configuration. The limit straps prevent the weight of the suspension pulling on the shocks at full extension. The bracket that holds the anti-wrap, trailing arm doubles as a shock mount. The rear bumpstops are mounted into the frame rail.The rear suspension uses custom-wrapped National leaf springs in a spring-under configurat The Atomic tubular front bumper matches the shape of the front end and mounts a full skidplate and a pair of Soltek HID lights.The Atomic tubular front bumper matches the shape of the front end and mounts a full skidp 1 | 2 | » | View Full Article By Mike Ingalsbee Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
