2014 Ram 2500 diesel yearly maintenance cost
Hello, I'm thinking of trading in my 2015 1500 Hemi for a 2014 2500 Diesel. I'm mainly getting it because I plan on upgrading to a 5th wheel soon. This truck would also be my daily driver. I'm conc...
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4x4ord wrote:Ron3rd wrote:4x4ord wrote:
Don't even consider a 2500 diesel. It costs the same as a 3500 srw, rides identical to a 3500 SRW and by the time you load a few passengers in it there is no payload left for a trailer. Get a 3500 SRW.
Actually they don't ride identical
The 2500 with the coil spring rear rides smoother
Oops..... I was thinking how GM and Ford just add an overload spring to the heavy duty 3/4 ton to make it a 1 ton srw. I didn't realize Ram did things different. My main point, however, is that the diesel 3/4 ton is heavy and with a 10,000 lb gvwr it only has about 1700 lbs of payload. Load up a family and you can only pull a tent trailer before you go over the gvwr.
Actually the new '17 and up Ford F350 has a different rear end and spring pack compared to a F250.
And RAM 3500 has a leaf spring pack compared to the 2500 coils and different rear frame section to provide clearance for the coil springs.
