Ram 2500 6.4 gas Towing 5th wheel.
I'm trying to find information about towing a 10k or less 5th wheel with my Ram short bed 2500 gas 6.4. I don't have air bags on the truck but will add them if necessary. I'm concerned about the coil ...
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One of our long time members posted this about his then new 2014 2500 Ram with rear coils vs his older '07 3500 srw towing his 12k lb 5er (with both.)
*** ib516
Way up north eh
Senior Member
Joined: 04/18/2003
Posted: 10/05/18 12:32pm Link | Quote | Print | Notify Moderator
I hooked a 14k 5er to my coil sprung 2500 and it sat level. I regularly towed a 12k 5er with no issues. In fact, the 2014 2500 with coils sagged less with the same 5er than my 2007 3500 SRW did with Torklift Stableloads installed.
Here's a 12k 5er that's 37 feet long with 3 slides (one of which is over the pin) and all stock rear suspension...IIRC, the pin weight was right around 2000# when I weighed it.***
Seems hauling tall top heavy truck campers with the 2500 Ram rear coils gets the most negative opinions.
*** ib516
Way up north eh
Senior Member
Joined: 04/18/2003
Posted: 10/05/18 12:32pm Link | Quote | Print | Notify Moderator
I hooked a 14k 5er to my coil sprung 2500 and it sat level. I regularly towed a 12k 5er with no issues. In fact, the 2014 2500 with coils sagged less with the same 5er than my 2007 3500 SRW did with Torklift Stableloads installed.
Here's a 12k 5er that's 37 feet long with 3 slides (one of which is over the pin) and all stock rear suspension...IIRC, the pin weight was right around 2000# when I weighed it.***
Seems hauling tall top heavy truck campers with the 2500 Ram rear coils gets the most negative opinions.
