2019 Ram 1500 as a tow vehicle
Went out and test drove trucks today. Really like the new Ram 1500. 5.7 Hemi, 3.92, tow pkg, 4x4 crew cab. Door sticker shows a payload of 1417. Interested in getting a tow trailer with advertised dr...
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donn0128 wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
Just be apprised that the RAM 2500's have coils out back and they are mounted inboard of the frame rails. Coils are a less than optimum suspension for trailering. Fine on a Buick, not so good on a pickup truck.
This outlandish claim is diametrically opposite real world information. Those towing within the trucks limits are pleased with the coils. Heck I remember back in the 50s when Chevrolet put coil springs on pickups. They worked great in their day.
I seem to remember them bouncing down the road because they destroyed shocks and ate suspension bushings.
Coils belong on a lugs your arse car, not on a truck but you already know that so I'm not going to pee in your cereal anymore.
