Ram 5500 Delete Kit: Cab & Chassis Fitment, Parts and Install Guide

Why Does a Ram Chassis Cab Need Its Own Delete Kit?

Ram's lineup includes heavy-duty 2500/3500 pickups and 3500/4500/5500 Chassis Cab trucks.^[3] The Model Year 2018 Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine is a featured option for RAM 3500, 4500, and 5500 chassis cabs.^[2] A Ram cab & chassis isn't a weekend ride.^[1] It works for a living, and every part bolted to it has to keep up.

Where the Chassis Cab Sits in Ram's Lineup

Here's the thing — a chassis cab wears the same badge as the pickup you already know, but it lives a very different life. Think of the two as cousins, not twins. Same family, different job.

That difference is exactly where guessing at parts gets expensive. A kit planned around a pickup has no idea what's hanging off your frame. So ask yourself a simple question before you look at a single part: is this truck a pickup, or is it a frame built to carry whatever job you hang on it?

The Cummins 6.7 Under a Chassis Cab

Under the hood, you're looking at a familiar workhorse. If you've spent any time around heavy-duty Rams, you already know what the 6.7L Cummins can do with real weight behind it.

What changes on a chassis cab is the work wrapped around that engine. The body, the weight and the hours stack up differently than they do on a pickup, and so does the strain on everything bolted into the exhaust path.

That's why chassis cab owners end up asking different questions. What's mounted behind the cab? Who built the body? Which year is the truck, really?

What a Working Duty Cycle Does to the DPF

Your chassis cab was never meant to sit pretty. It's a platform for flatbeds, utility boxes, and haulers that run high miles under constant load — which means the DPF clogs faster, regens run longer, and the DEF system throws more warnings than a light-duty pickup ever would.^[1]

That's a heavy tax on a truck that's supposed to be earning its keep. We get it — nobody puts a 5500 to work so they can babysit an exhaust filter. And when the dash starts lighting up, the day's plans go out the window.

Which Model Years Does the Cab & Chassis Bundle Fit?

The Cab & Chassis Ram Cummins Full Delete Bundle is listed for the Cummins 6.7L in model years 2010 through 2021. Read the next line for the body style, not just the year. Fits 2010 through 2021 Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 with the 6.7L Cummins in cab & chassis configuration.^[1] If your truck matches both halves of that line, you're in the right place.

The 2010-2021 Bracket

Which bracket does your Ram sit in? On the bundle side, that's an easy question, because there's only one window to check. The good news? There's no stack of look-alike bundles to sort through.

The year still matters, and it matters a lot. It just matters at the tune and pipe step, which the next section covers. For now, the only test is whether your truck lands inside the window.

Cab & Chassis Configuration Is the Part to Check

Don't let the badge fool you. A 3500 pickup and a 3500 chassis cab can share an engine and a model year and still be very different trucks behind the cab.

Look at what's back there. A flatbed, a utility box or a hauler body is your cue that you're in chassis cab territory. A standard pickup bed is your cue to stop and look elsewhere.

Reading the Fitment Table

Let's break it down in one place. The bundle row carries its own model years and its price range. The intake rows carry their years in their listing titles, so match the title to your truck rather than leaning on the bundle's window.

Check the intake titles against the older end of that window before you pair an intake with an early truck. A quick look now saves a headache later.

How Do You Get the Right Tune and Pipe for Your Year?

Select your year at checkout for the correct tune and pipe.^[1] Get that detail right and the rest of the job gets a lot easier. Call (888) 830-2588 before you order.^[1] Have the model year and a quick description of the body on your truck ready when you dial.

Where the Year Goes

The year isn't something you sort out after the box lands on your doorstep. It goes in up front, while you're still setting up the bundle.

If you picked the truck up used and you aren't certain of its exact year, confirm it first. Check it against the truck itself rather than memory. A wrong guess here is the most avoidable mistake in the whole build, and it's the one that takes the most time to undo.

What the Custom Tune Is Matched To

The tuner carries custom tunes for your specific year.^[1] A tune written for a different year is like a key cut for the truck parked next to yours — close isn't good enough.

That's why the year question comes before everything else. The tune and the pipe both hang on it, so treat it like the foundation of the build.

Common Slip-Ups With the Year

The classic slip is going by the year you bought the truck instead of the model year it was built as. Another is trusting a seller's ad without checking the truck itself.

Both are easy to avoid. Both are a lot cheaper to catch now than after the parts show up.

When to Call Before You Order

Not sure about your build? That's the moment to pick up the phone, not after the parts arrive.

If your truck wears a body somebody else built, or it came to you with a history you can't vouch for, a quick call earns its keep. Have the year ready, along with what's mounted behind the cab. A few minutes of questions beats sending parts back.

What Comes in the Cab & Chassis Full Delete Bundle?

The Cab & Chassis Ram Cummins Full Delete Bundle includes the EZ Lynk Delete Tuner and all required accessories. Next in the box is a 4” Stainless Steel Rust Resistant DPF & CAT Delete Pipe. Rounding it out is a Complete EGR Delete Kit. Each piece gets its own breakdown below.

The EZ Lynk Tuner

Think of the tuner as the brain and the hardware as the muscle. You need both halves working together, and getting them in one bundle means you're not scrambling at the parts store mid-install.

Keep the tuner somewhere clean and safe until the hardware is on. It's the piece you'll want within reach the moment the wrenches go down.

The 4-Inch Stainless Pipe, With or Without a Muffler

The pipe comes with or without a muffler.^[1] That choice is yours to make. Pick the version that suits the way you run your truck.

Talk it over with whoever spends the most time behind the wheel. Then settle it before the build starts, and stick with it.

The EGR Kit and Its Hardware

The EGR delete kit comes with all hardware and gaskets, and a step-by-step guide is included.^[1] That's the stuff that usually sends you back to the parts counter halfway through a job.

No digging through a coffee can of old bolts hoping one fits. Lay everything out on a clean bench before you start, and check every piece against the instructions while the truck is still in one piece.

What Does the Bundle Remove From a Cummins Work Truck?

The Cab & Chassis Ram Cummins Full Delete Bundle for 2010–2021 removes the DPF, EGR, and DEF systems from your Cummins work truck — ending the "See Dealer" codes, check engine lights, and limp mode events that take a working truck off the clock.^[1] The MY 2013.5+ Cummins 6.7L uses Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) aftertreatment with Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF).^[2]

The DPF, EGR and DEF Systems

A lot of guys assume a delete pipe by itself is the whole job. It isn't. A pipe alone is not a kit.

Handling one system and ignoring the rest is like re-shingling half a roof and wondering why the kitchen still leaks. A working truck needs the whole job done in one pass, so it can get back to earning.

What the 2013.5 Label Covers

That half-year is worth a second look. That's the engine's label, not a chassis cab cutoff. It belongs to the engine, so don't read it as the year your chassis cab got DEF. Still not sure where yours lands? Make the call from the tune section above, with the year in front of you. Get the answer first, then plan the rest of the build.

Codes, Warning Lights and Limp Mode

Limp mode is the one that really stings. The truck is working at full stride, and then it's crawling along with a dash lit up like a Christmas tree.

Every regen on a loaded Cummins is fuel you don't get back.^[1] This bundle takes that burden off so your 6.7 runs like it's built to work.^[1] That's how a working Cummins keeps earning for years to come.

Which Monster-Ram Intake Matches Your Chassis Cab?

The first Monster-Ram® Intake listing for Ram chassis cabs is titled "2013-2018 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins Chassis Cab". A second listing is titled "2019-2024 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins Chassis Cab". The intake replaces the failure-prone factory grid heater.^[5] It has a 3-3/8 inch inlet.^[5] It is larger and less restrictive than stock.^[4]

The 2013-2018 Listing

Got a truck from the middle of the bundle's window? Start by checking the year in this title against the year of your truck. It's an easy match to make, and an easy one to rush, so check it twice.

Pair it with the bundle and you've covered the exhaust side and the intake side in one plan. That's a build you only have to think through once.

The 2019-2024 Listing

Running a newer truck? Same drill, different listing. The title does the talking, so read it the way you'd read a parts tag, word for word.

Match the title to your year the same way. If your truck is newer than the bundle's window, check this title on its own before you plan the rest of the build.

What Happens to the Grid Heater

The factory heater can't fail if it's not there.^[5] That's the whole idea. The intake prevents engine damage caused by stock grid heater failure.^[4]

Think of it as pulling a weak link out of the chain before it snaps on you. For a truck that has to show up and work, that's peace of mind you can feel.

What Should You Expect During Installation?

Pipes bolt to factory locations on most applications — no cutting or welding — though cab & chassis bodies vary, so minor fitment tweaks can come up.^[1] All delete kit instructions are sent by email after purchase. The intake accommodates stock mounting points.^[4] It ships with a proprietary fuel line and all hardware.^[4]

Bolt-On Pipes and Upfitted Bodies

Plenty of owners figure a chassis cab pipe drops in exactly like a pickup pipe. Mostly, it does, but your truck's body is the wild card.

Before you start, get under the truck and look at what's mounted near the factory exhaust path: tool boxes, hitch hardware, wiring and air lines. Anything an upfitter added deserves a look before the old pipe comes off.

If something's tight, slow down. Forcing a pipe into place is how you end up chasing a leak later.

Where the Instructions Come From

Keep an eye on your inbox once your parts are on the way. Read the instructions start to finish before you lift the truck or pull a single bolt.

Print them if you'd rather have paper on the creeper next to you than a phone screen. Grease and touchscreens don't mix. And if a step doesn't make sense on your truck, stop and ask before you improvise.

Fitting the Intake

Treat the intake as its own job, not something squeezed into the end of delete day. Before the factory parts come off, check the fuel line and hardware against the instructions so nothing goes missing mid-swap.

Stuff a clean rag into any open port while you work. Anything that drops in there goes somewhere you really don't want it.

Before You Start, and After You Finish

Confirm the year. Inventory the box. Snap a few photos of the factory routing before anything comes apart.

When you're done, fire the truck up, let it come up to temperature, and go back over every clamp and joint. A careful look now beats another trip under the truck later. Keep the factory parts until you're sure everything's sorted.

Which Kit Should You Order for Your Ram Chassis Cab?

For a 2010-2021 Ram 3500, 4500 or 5500 chassis cab with the 6.7L Cummins, the Cab & Chassis Ram Cummins Full Delete Bundle is the kit to order. The bundle is priced from $2,584.00 to $2,659.00. The "2013-2018 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins Chassis Cab" Monster-Ram® Intake is priced at $1,118.00. The "2019-2024 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins Chassis Cab" Monster-Ram® Intake is priced at $1,118.00.

The Bundle for 2010-2021 Trucks

If your truck lives inside that window, start here. It's the best bang for your buck on this page, because it treats the delete as one job instead of a pile of separate parts.

We'd put the bundle on first, get the truck dialed in, and only then think about extras. That order keeps the build simple and the troubleshooting short. Buckle up for the easy part: once the year and the body line up, the choice is made.

Adding the Intake for 2013-2018 Trucks

Want to go a step further once the bundle's on? For a 6.7L Cummins chassis cab inside the years its title names, this listing is the intake to add next. It takes a known weak spot off the table, and that's an upgrade worth making.

Do it while your tools are already out and the build is fresh in your head. Momentum counts on a project like this.

Adding the Intake for 2019-2024 Trucks

Got a later truck? On a 6.7L Cummins chassis cab inside the years this title names, this listing is the intake we'd pick. Match the title to your truck before anything else, and you'll get the right one the first time.

When the Intake Can Wait

If the budget only stretches so far right now, put it into the bundle. The intake can come later, and it's just as worthwhile an upgrade a few months later. Either way, you end up with a chassis cab that's set up to work.