Trucks are too tall for fifth wheel
I'm presently towing a 1999 Jayco 23' fifth wheel. It's total weight is 6500 pounds loaded. My tow vehicle is a 2006 GMC 1500hd with a tow capacity of 7990 pounds with the 6 liter V8 and a 3.73 rear e...
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TURNKEY wrote:
The Ram air suspension automatically raises back to normal ride height at 15 mph. Interestingly enough it squats a bit at 62 mph.
And it's not a glorified half ton.:R The 1500hd had the SAME drivetrain and suspension and axles as a 2500, the only difference was the frame was lighter and seeing as I don't haul a camper or other frame torqueing load I thought it would be a good truck. The 2006 2500 had a towing capacity of only 9900 # (higher than my 7900# probably due to the 4.10 rear end vs my 3.73)
How are the new half tons able to tow 12000# with basically the same engine? Is it just new electronics or does the 6 spd make that much difference??? The same engine and rear end on a 2016 GMC 1500 half ton it rated at 10900# That's a third more than my 20061500 hd
Well, must have struck a nerve there about your beloved old heavy half ton. You clearly don't have much knowledge to make the claim you did. Short answer, lighter frame and lighter duty rear axle in the 1500hd vs the 2500 HD. (They made kind of a bastard 2500 for a couple years too. Like 99-00 which was not a real full floater axle, basically a 1500hd with different badges ) But in 06 it wa as totally differ et vehicle than a 2500.
Basically the same engine is like saying a 4.8 liter Chevy from 1999 and a new 6.4 Hemi are basically the same engine because they both have 8 cyl.
Btw I'm not dogging on your old truck. They are great trucks, but you're getting caught up in emotion when you asked an objective question.
I gave a couple suggestions that you chose not to respond to. Have a nice day
