2500 Ram payload

ShinerBock wrote:
When it comes to the diesel 250/2500 trucks, the limiting factor of its payload is the max 10,000 lbs of the Class 2B that it is in rather than what the trucks can actually handle. This has been proven time and time again. The 2500s in my 2014 model year shared every component with the 3500 except for the rear suspension which had a GAWR of only 500 lbs less yet it's GVWR was over 1500 lbs less because it was maxed out by its class.

This is why I have no worries putting 2,500 lbs on my 2500 even when it is only rated at 1,880 lbs by the door sticker. The police don't go by the door sticker and cannot enforce it where I am from. All they can enforce is what you register your truck as. That little weight rating on the door essentially means nothing here.

As the ol saying goes when it comes to MANY thing RV wise, "IT DEPENDS" While I should not say we are discussing the diapers, we are to a degree......

As Shiner noted, MANY states do not follow the door sticker. Some do. In Wa st where I am, I AM legal to what I license my truck for in even ton amounts. I can not buy an 8600 gvwr license for my C2500. I can buy an 8 or 10K plate, I am legal to what ever plate I buy. So reality is, I can buy an extra 1400 lbs payload by paying an extra $15-20 of tonneage. So in my case, the camper load sticker in glove box with a total of 3800 lbs of total payload, means squat! EXCEPT from a warranty basis.

Hence why my initial "IT DEPENDS" is the real answer. Do you want to stay with in warranty basis, it is on the door sticker, which can vary based on options ordered. If you want the most payload for a given bady model size, a stripped model is best. Add in leather etc, you have anywhere from 300-700+ lbs of lost payload. Electric windows are a 30 lbs PER DOOR deduct in payload. Cruise is 1-2 lbs.

Then if you live in a state like mine, my min toneage is 1.5 time tare, ie empty wt of the truck to the next higher ton. So like many with diesel crew or ext cabs in the 7-8K base wt, they are licensed at 12K lbs. NOT the 8800 to 10000 as the door sticker says. A gain of 2000-3200 lbs of payload per the DOL. The folks that have had this happen, are ALL legal to 12K. We get up to 20K per axel, as long as we have at least 20" of tire width per side, or 500 lbs per inch width of tire. THAT is the engineer based design limit of the road bed. THAT is what the LEO/CVEO's enforce. NOT the door sticker limit.
BUT, if I tried to run down the road at about 20K, ie max limit of a typical sw truck with 10" tires, trust me, you will get taken off the road for being unsafe. You may not get hit for being overweight. but brakes will more than likely be your failing point!

So, real answer sorry to repeat....."It Depends"

Marty