2015 Cardinal 3850RL

Me Again wrote:

billyray50 wrote:
Ken, Agree with you on air bags comment but at least in my situation the 3 rd generation Dodges the 2500,3500 SRW and dually have same 11.5 AAM axle. Rated at 10,800. 2500 is the same truck except for sway bar and upper overload leaf spring.

Get you facts straight, the RAMs have not had a rear sway bar after the 2002 MY. Last I looked, the 3500 had fewer heavier rear spring leafs than the 2500, without overload type leafs. The overload leafs may have come back in the last year however.

Chris

Chris, my facts are straight for 2006 dodge Ram. 1 ton and 3/4 Srw trucks are the same except for top overload and factory sway bar. Same brakes, power train, axle. I installed -1 ton Helwig sway bar because the truck has 1 ton axle. Added leaf springs, Bilstein shocks. Now mounted 19.5 vision wheels and 19.5 245 16 ply load H tires. I now have more payload capacity than a stock 3 rd generation 1 ton. Newer 4 th generation Dodges have wider longer leaf springs . The real limiting factor for. 3/4 or 1 ton as far as GVWR and GAWR is the limited stock wheel and tire ratings.

This pic is with 17'x8.0 stock forged aluminum wheels and Nitto Durra grapplers 285/75r/17s rated at 3970 lbs. at 80 psi. Hauled this 4000 lb. wet weight Lance over 8,000 miles. Then upgraded wheels to 19.5 visions rated at 4500 lbs. 19.5 Dyna Trac PD 890 245/70r/19.5 16 ply load H commercial tires for added support.



Traveled another 5000 miles with this setup with only 15 lbs. in air bags. Went to CAT scale and only 200 lbs. added to front axle. 3800 lbs. riding on rear axle. Do not even feel it on my truck most of the time. I was just trying to show than there update options for 250/2500,and 350/3500 trucks. That's all.