2500 Ram with coil springs carrying TC
Is anyone carry a TC with the coil spring suspension of on the Ram 2500? If so, what camper and how does it handle. Did you add any mods? I know the leaf spring and 3500 is better but just curious w...
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"Now you could possibly get by with a coil sprung vehicle for a light weight low COG pop-up like a Palomino. But since the cost between a 3500 and 2500 is almost the same, why bother..."
Because not everyone buys new trucks and 2500s out number 3500s in the US by a HUGE margin.
It appears to be getting better. Anecdotally, I see alot more new 3500 Rams and 350 Fords than I used to. But the odds are still that if you're looking for used trucks your selection will be greatly limited if only searching 3500s.
Look at a big dealer website like Dennis Dillon. They have 4x as many 2500s listed.
Honestly, a coil Ram would do fine with a popup or even lightweight Hardside camper, but even with airbags, which also don't have any internal resistance to speak of, you're riding on a bouncy ball.
A big swaybar would be a must to help control this and I haven't seen anyone set one up yet, but a large diameter set of reservoir shocks with super stiff compression and rebound valving would likely simulate leaf springs.
Because not everyone buys new trucks and 2500s out number 3500s in the US by a HUGE margin.
It appears to be getting better. Anecdotally, I see alot more new 3500 Rams and 350 Fords than I used to. But the odds are still that if you're looking for used trucks your selection will be greatly limited if only searching 3500s.
Look at a big dealer website like Dennis Dillon. They have 4x as many 2500s listed.
Honestly, a coil Ram would do fine with a popup or even lightweight Hardside camper, but even with airbags, which also don't have any internal resistance to speak of, you're riding on a bouncy ball.
A big swaybar would be a must to help control this and I haven't seen anyone set one up yet, but a large diameter set of reservoir shocks with super stiff compression and rebound valving would likely simulate leaf springs.
