2009 dodge ram 1500 sport towing
I have this truck. It has 355 Gears quad cab 5.7 hemi 20 inch rims I run mid grade fuel I have been told everything from 6500 to 8500 pounds. I know the following year they came out with 10,00...
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panamacamper1 wrote:
Sorry the sport is 4x2 and my trailer empty weighs in at 5490 as per the weight scale on ft meade military base. I weigh 230 the wife is like 140 but don't tell her I said that. Three kids come in about 190 together. Bed will be empty and I don't like bguys math at all lol
Your trailer should be hitched with a weight distributing hitch, which many folks add to the tongue or payload weight, when in reality, it ends up actually netting you a lower amount of weight load on the truck, and far lower on the rear axle. (It transfers more than it's own weight back to the trailer axles). It looks like you should have no problems towing with your truck. Set up the WDH correctly, and pay attention to your loaded weights, and on what axle the weight ends up. If you find yourself heavy on the rear axle of your truck, re-locate your battery to the rear bumper, that alone can take 75Lbs off the tongue, net. There is some flexibility in the WDH settings too, so realistically, I don't see an issue here other than proper setup.
