Power Wagon Expedition

There are quite a few things you can do with the world's most refined Dodge Ram Suspension system packages. Some people drive to work everyday and enjoy Carli engineered highway comfort and in-town ride quality, while some people play in the dirt and experience Carli engineered total control and maximum performance... then there are some people who have farther limits.

Meet Barry and his 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon that has more customizations and add-on's than a millionaire's ex-wife. This isn't for commuting to work or jumping sand dunes, this rig is built for global photo expeditions. The go-anywhere do anything, stay as long as you want, all-weather earth roaming party of one. This isn't the first truck that Barry's built, and when he decided to construct an expedition Power Wagon, he turned to the best in the business for its suspension.

The Setup: Dominator 3.0 with a custom Expedition valve profile and Long Travel airbags -When proven performance and only maximum control will be enough.

Sage and Team, I want to thank you for providing such excellent products and excellent support. Having come from the professional audio industry and being a passionate landscape photographer I am experienced in both the design/manufacturing and use of high performance/high quality gear. The hallmark of truly professional products is that it inspires confidence and enables higher levels of performance. My Carli Suspension has delivered this in spades. Having built two expedition overland trucks and traveled 10's of thousands of miles on backroads and trails in the last few years, I can say without hesitation that Carli Suspension has been the single most worthwhile upgrade to the vehicle that I have made. The reason is that the Carli Suspension has increased both vehicle performance and capability while reducing operating fatigue. It has raised both my confidence in driving the vehicle and comfort while in traveling in it. Whether I'm making high speed transits on the interstates, blasting down dirt roads or crawling over technical terrain, the ride is composed, compliant and in control. If I were to describe the feel I would call in sinewy- not harsh and not sloppy but a well controlled and well modulated with lots of articulation and stability - The articulation is unbelievable. Now I don't always drive fast but sometimes there are a lot of miles to cover and not much time to do it. It is nice to know that when I need to make tracks, I can do so with complete confidence and a sense of joy. Having owned many high performance German cars over the years I was surprised to feel the same level of performance and sophistication, albiet for a different mission. Now, I can't imagine owning a truck without making this upgrade. For me, reliability is paramount. Since I generally travel the back country alone, the chance of getting stuck due to a component failure carries serious consequences. This suspension has taken incredible abuse without a hitch- like flying off of whoops on power line roads and rapid transit over primitive trails. For an empty truck this may be no big deal but my rig when fully loaded and carrying camera gear, back up parts, tools, clothing, food, spare fuel and 25 gallons of water can weigh in at excess of 10,000 lbs. Not one single problem has been encountered.  My Dominator 3.0 has also withstood two accidents without anything more than a deformed bushing. In the first case, I hit an unseen 24" boulder with my right front tire while rolling down a trail looking for a path to cross a canyon. (I know, I should have been looking at the road and not the canyon!) The steering wheel got wrenched around about 100 degrees and the alignment was seriously wacked but, amazingly, none of the suspension was damaged. More recently I was broadsided by a car traveling 50 miles an hour. Thankfully, half the blow was taken by the front axle which helped save me and the truck. The impact shifted the axle about 3" to the right and wiped out most of the stock front-end components but much to my amazement only a few bushings on the Carli suspension system were damaged. If I sound like an enthusiastic owner, I am. As the saying goes, your experience may differ but based upon MY experience I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Carli Suspension to anyone interested in quality and performance. Barry Andrews, Co-Founder QSC Audio Products, Co-Founder Visionary Wild, Wanderer/Photographer

Barry is living life and his retirement dream... free to go about the world with his favorite toys and bring something back to share with all. There's not a better add-a-boy for Carli Suspension than being able to participate in something like this - We like seeing our product be put to use on trucks where the most performance, reliability and quality are not just desired, but required.

There just isn't enough bandwidth to share everything that Barry sent, it took half of my morning to download the sample that I'm sharing with you here. Some of his adventures include Greenland, Antarctica (yes, I said Antarctica), Africa and all over the United States.

This is one of a few trucks that goes to work outside the range of road side assistance, cell phone reception and quick reach of your best friends. For some, like Barry, this is where the adventure begins... and when this is your arena, nothing less will do.

This is getting out and doing Dodge Ram suspension work. Thanks for the testimonial and shout from the road Barry, we'll look forward to another update from your expeditions.

All this suspension tuning and custom piston engineering stuff boils down to you doing your thing. When it's all said and done, that's what it's all about... and in the realm of living life on the road less traveled, this is definitely 'gettin it'. Barry deserves a "well done", "nice form" and a couple other compliments for demonstrating some solid lines.


Sage can take pride in this build and tune, he is able to stand behind the claim that he can setup a truck to do just about anything... it's not always about hauling ass in the dirt - but it is always about comfort, total control, the highest performance and you loving what your truck does where you use it the most.