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bcguillory
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Mar 10, 2014

HELP. Need info on max. towing w/ Dodge Ram 1500

Can anyone tell me how many pounds I can safely tow a 5th wheel with my 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi, quad cab, SLT, 2WD,6.25 bed, 5 spd. auto 545RFE transmission, 5.7L V8 Hemi engine, 3.92 axle ration, 2...
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gtsum
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Mar 13, 2014
careful with travel trailer tongue weight also..I have a 2013 Ram 1500 CC and my payload per door sticker is a whopping 1061lbs....whenI weighed the truck and family at a cat scale i was 6380lbs...gvwr of truck is 6800lbs....420lbs left over for payload (things in the bed, trailer tongue weight, etc). Ram payload is horribly low on laramie and laramie longhorn models

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