Do I have enough goat?... I mean Ram......
As a preamble: I have a Ram 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi. I have the automatic 8 speed tranny... long story short... I'm rated at 8,150 towing, and 1,650 payload. It is what it is, and such shall it be.....
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Browsing thru the site this evening, and I came across this old post of mine... So I thought I'd update those interested with how it turned out. We purchased our Imagine 2150RB back in April. Turns out the 2016 Ram 1500 2WD with 5.7 Hemi, 3.21 differential and 8 speed automatic pulled it just fine. Plenty of take off power, plenty of towing capacity, plenty of stability at 65-70 mph. We pulled it out to Red River N.M. so we had a good test of how it would perform in the mountains.
However, the one thing I wasn't pleased with (didn't see this one coming) was fuel range. We averaged 8 mpg or so in the mountains. With a 24 gallon tank, and not wanting to get below half a tank in an area where I wasn't completely comfortable with fuel availability: this meant stopping every 120 miles or so for fuel.
So, a couple months ago I stopped by my local Dodge dealership to see what options they had for 1/2 ton fuel tank capacity. Long story short: we ended up trading in our 2016 for a 2017. Essentially the same truck, but went with a 4x4, and 3.92 rear diff this time (along with the 32 gallon fuel tank). However, these options were more towards what we might be towing a few years down the road. If it were not for the fuel range, we'd still be towing with the 2016 and perfectly content in doing so.
Hope this was helpful!
However, the one thing I wasn't pleased with (didn't see this one coming) was fuel range. We averaged 8 mpg or so in the mountains. With a 24 gallon tank, and not wanting to get below half a tank in an area where I wasn't completely comfortable with fuel availability: this meant stopping every 120 miles or so for fuel.
So, a couple months ago I stopped by my local Dodge dealership to see what options they had for 1/2 ton fuel tank capacity. Long story short: we ended up trading in our 2016 for a 2017. Essentially the same truck, but went with a 4x4, and 3.92 rear diff this time (along with the 32 gallon fuel tank). However, these options were more towards what we might be towing a few years down the road. If it were not for the fuel range, we'd still be towing with the 2016 and perfectly content in doing so.
Hope this was helpful!
