CTD 3500 owners

2013 and newer. I tried putting my new truck's wheels on my 2005 and they will not go on. I checked and yes the 13's and up went to a metric bolt pattern.

Where do you draw the line on 4th gen? I have a set of take offs from a 2010 3500 SRW on my 98 RAM 2500. This is the first I have hears that 4th gen won't fit prior RAM's can anyone else verify this?

4th gen wheels are metric and will not fit a 3rd gen. Also my particular 3rd gen with factory rated tires has 3600# of capacity left with full fuel, hitch, me, wife and my 60# worth of dogs. He needs to weight the truck and loaded fifth wheel or it's all a guessing game.

Yes my rear axle is less than 2800# on my 3rd gen.:W

SouthernLoCo wrote:
I pull a 2015 Jayco Seismic (dry weight of about 15K). I had a Dodge 2500 with firestone airbags, a Banks exhaust brake with the 5.9 Cummins. I had no problems pulling in OK, AR, TN, etc. However, Monarch Pass did the 2500 in! It got us home, but the tranny was shot. I loved this truck, but the tranny could not pull my heavy girl in the mountains.

I got home, and traded for a 2015 RAM 5500. Put a CM flatbed on it and B&W flatbed Companion hitch. The truck has the Aisin 6 speed tranny and I got 4.88 gears. My world is totally different now! Love this truck and feel much safer pulling with it. Pulls that 44ft fifth wheel like its a little wagon.

When I began the fifth wheel buying journey, I thought I could modify my undersized pickup and be okay. I was dead wrong. Get a tow vehicle that is more than you'll need. There is nothing more stressfull than having all your kids, two dogs, and gear on a trip. Then praying you'll make it home. I had to learn the hard way....

You could have bullet proofed your trans and been fine. The problem with people modding is most don't know what to mod. IMO, add on air bags are no different than someone putting spacers in a coil spring for a lift kit.

I pull a 2015 Jayco Seismic (dry weight of about 15K). I had a Dodge 2500 with firestone airbags, a Banks exhaust brake with the 5.9 Cummins. I had no problems pulling in OK, AR, TN, etc. However, Monarch Pass did the 2500 in! It got us home, but the tranny was shot. I loved this truck, but the tranny could not pull my heavy girl in the mountains.

I got home, and traded for a 2015 RAM 5500. Put a CM flatbed on it and B&W flatbed Companion hitch. The truck has the Aisin 6 speed tranny and I got 4.88 gears. My world is totally different now! Love this truck and feel much safer pulling with it. Pulls that 44ft fifth wheel like its a little wagon.

When I began the fifth wheel buying journey, I thought I could modify my undersized pickup and be okay. I was dead wrong. Get a tow vehicle that is more than you'll need. There is nothing more stressfull than having all your kids, two dogs, and gear on a trip. Then praying you'll make it home. I had to learn the hard way....

Go with 18,s, lots more choices in rubber and a way cheaper than the 20,s that i had.

kimomjtb wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:


Old-Biscuit has it right. You will most likely be over your rear tires carrying capacity.

A 16K 5er and yours will easily get there will have a minimum 20% 3,200# pin and easily up to 25% 4,000#.

So now you have a choice of blindly towing it like most will do or installing a set of much higher load range "E" tires from a new RAM or 19.5 tires and wheels or better yet get a truck that the new RV is within it's ratings.



Of course all JMHO!

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Your going to be over on your RAWR IMO. Start shopping for tires with a higher ratings. 19.5 will get you within your trailers pin weight.

Can younTell,me what I need for tires...obviously the place we bought them from did not know what we needed....told us they were pretty much the best ....seems everyone who told us we had plenty of truck ect were not really aware of how things are calculated including Us.

Someone on here can fill in the blanks for me but look for a set of 13 and newer 18 or 20"3500 tires and wheels. They will fit your lug pattern and will look good and give you a lot more capacity. Look on Craig's list and find a set then sell your tires and wheels.

45Ricochet wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:


Old-Biscuit has it right. You will most likely be over your rear tires carrying capacity.

A 16K 5er and yours will easily get there will have a minimum 20% 3,200# pin and easily up to 25% 4,000#.

So now you have a choice of blindly towing it like most will do or installing a set of much higher load range "E" tires from a new RAM or 19.5 tires and wheels or better yet get a truck that the new RV is within it's ratings.



Of course all JMHO!

X2
Your going to be over on your RAWR IMO. Start shopping for tires with a higher ratings. 19.5 will get you within your trailers pin weight.

Can younTell,me what I need for tires...obviously the place we bought them from did not know what we needed....told us they were pretty much the best ....seems everyone who told us we had plenty of truck ect were not really aware of how things are calculated including Us.

An additional note to my post in the other thread:
when I finally decided to weight the rig, I discovered I was UNDER the GAWR (front); GAWR (rear), the GVWR (truck and trailer) and the GAWR (trailer axles.
I was WAY under the registered max GVW of the truck.
Since the total max load for the tires was more than the GAWR, it was obviously under that rating also.
HOWEVER, I was 3,160 lbs OVER the GCWR of the truck!
Since nothing bent; nothing broke; there had been no accidents, incidents, or occurrences; and nobody was injured or died; I decided that the numbers just weren't worth worrying about (I had been towing the rig for over 2 years by then).

Cummins12V98 wrote:


Old-Biscuit has it right. You will most likely be over your rear tires carrying capacity.

A 16K 5er and yours will easily get there will have a minimum 20% 3,200# pin and easily up to 25% 4,000#.

So now you have a choice of blindly towing it like most will do or installing a set of much higher load range "E" tires from a new RAM or 19.5 tires and wheels or better yet get a truck that the new RV is within it's ratings.



Of course all JMHO!

X2
Your going to be over on your RAWR IMO. Start shopping for tires with a higher ratings. 19.5 will get you within your trailers pin weight.