2015 Ram 1500 a Contender? Not.
I posted in another thread my finding the payload on a 2015 EcoDiesel being only 1200 pounds. That was per the sales guide at the dealership. Well, tonight I happened by a Dodge/Ford dealership and ...
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Mike Up wrote:ib516 wrote:Kampfirekid wrote:ib516 wrote:
Payload:
2015 F150 Crew Cab 4x4 - 1440# - Lowest (T)
2015 RAM 1500 4x2 - 1440#
2015 Chevy Colorado - 1480#
2015 F150 crew cab 4x2 - 1580#
2015 RAM 1500 express - 1880#
2015 Chevy Silverado 4x2 - 1920# - Highest
Source
You might want to go to Fords website for more accurate information. 2,200-2,300 pounds is not an issue on Supercrews according to Ford, and regular cabs well over 3,000.
What I posted is far more accurate than a manufacturer's website. Click on the "source" link for more info, but it comes from the source weighing the trucks on a scale and subtracting that from GVWR.
Looks like they only posted bases weights. Go check out the door jam weights and find the low payloads as many of us have. Ram for 3/4 and 1 ton good, Ram for 1500 not good.
Once again, they are SCALE WEIGHTS. Real world. Not brochure, base weights, or from manufacturers websites. You had to dig one level deeper in my link, so here it is without two clicks. LINK
While it's true that some RAM 1500s can be configured so they have less than 1000# payload, the typical trucks are the same as Ford, at 1300 - 1600#. GM seems to have the most 1500 series payload these days. There are a few recent threads here with more real world payloads. While many like to use the Ram 1500 as the "low payload" whipping boy, it just isn't the case in the real world, or no worse than Ford, even with the new alum body.
