A Tale of Two Diesel Rams
Here are a few payload stickers to compare... Kind of surprising to me on how close these numbers are. Both trucks are Brand New.. One is a Tradesman with power and cloth and chrome options...the ot...
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ib516 wrote:
At first I was thinking that can't be a new 2500 Ram...but by the 18" tire size listed it has to be a 2014 right ?
So if the payload is 17xx and the Gvwr is 10k, that means the truck is 82xx? Wow, thanks about 1000# more than my 07 srw 3500 4x4 mega weighed.
My truck's payload is just over 3000#.
2007 Mega SRW 3500 G56 5.9 curb is listed as 7,391 and 48RE as 7,313. GVWR of 10,100.
2014 Mega 2500 G56 or 68RFE curb is listed as 8,094 with a GVWR of 10,000.
Where did that 703lbs come from? I wonder how much is frame/suspension changes.
That's a big difference for the same wheelbase and basically the same running gear.
What's interesting is that per the Ram website the only Mega Cabs in 2014 with a 1790 payload are either a Canada Laramie with a GVWR of 9,900 and a curb weight of 8,114 or a 5.7 Gas Longhorn with a 9,000 GVWR.
So if it is a Laramie Longhorn as the OP thought it's a 5.7 Hemi truck, not a Cummins. Thou the same truck in a Cummins only has a 1,850lb payload and a curb of 8,153.
