9 Rad Things About the AEV Recruit Pickup Truck

AEV can use any model Ram 1500 for a Recruit conversion. Our test truck began life as a Rebel - the most off-road focused model in the light-duty line. The Rebel comes with a smooth-riding Bilstein-supplied air suspension at each corner that has multiple height modes. And AEV retains those air springs - and all those modes too.

The 395 hp V8-powered Rebel was equipped from the factory with 3.92:1 gears. Those are aggressive for a stock 4WD truck. And that’s a good thing because AEV says lower (numerically higher) gears to turn larger tires aren’t available for the Ram 1500’s axles.