2017 Ram 2500 or 3500 CTD
Been thinking about that trading in my 2014 Chevy 2500 6.0l for a 2017 Ram 2500 CTD. The theoretical low payload is a concern since I will be going down from 2800 to about 2200. This truck will have n...
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brulaz wrote:Chase_WV wrote:
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I don't have an issue with the 3500 except the yearly registration fee of 60 versus the current 30. (Going up if the governor gets his way). Hopefully this topic has not beaten to death somewhere else.
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Ah well, let me dash your hopes. This is a recurring and hotly debated topic on this and many other forums.
Many 2500 owners go by the GAWRs rather than the GVWR because, as you have discovered, the 10000 GVWR is primarily an administrative limitation that reduces your fees.
Going by the GAWR should account for any differences in suspension. And for the newer RAMs at least there are no other differences, AFAIK.
In the RAM, the single rear wheel 3500 rear GAWR is 500# higher than the 2500's with 18"wheels.
IIRC the front GAWRs are the same.
Yep. This topic gets debated to death but the reality boils down to a 500 lb difference in rear axle carrying capacity - 6500 with the coils versus 7000 with the leafs. The coils ride and handle a bit better, imo, so that's a minor factor too. But for the most part it's six of one versus a half dozen of the other until you step up to DRW. The one caveat to that is if you want the Aisin or higher output engine you can only get that in a 3500.
