valhalla360 wrote:
4x4ord wrote:
The 3500 SRW and 2500 are very similar trucks. The payload rating is limited on account of the 6000 lb rear axle rating that the 2500 gets vs the 7000 lb rating of the 3500. The axle rating is reduced on account of the spring rating. Put a set of air bags on your 2500 and it will handle your Grand Design better than the 3500 SRW with higher payload numbers.
Is this true with the 2016 Dodge? I know a lot of older trucks from all the brands, the only difference between 3/4 ton and 1 ton (single rear wheel version) is the spring pack, so upgrading the spring or providing some sort of help like airbags or jounce springs would effectively make it the same as a 1 ton.
But I thought the newer Dodge 3/4 ton switched to coil spring while the 1 ton still uses leaf springs...which makes me wonder what else they may have different.
In 2014 the 2500 went to a coil setup with a 500 lb lower RAWR. Everything else is the same as a 3500. I do think the 2019+ 2500 has a 1000 lb lower RAWR and I'm not sure what the reason for that is, maybe they softened up the coil a bit compared to the earlier versions? OP's truck still has the 6500 RAWR, though.
