Dodge ram payload
I have to ask this...how can my Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie with the 5.7 HEMI, and trailer tow package with the 3.92 axle have a cargo weight of only 1,100 lbs? This is the lowest I have read of any vehicl...
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brulaz wrote:PackerBacker wrote:West Coast Canuck wrote:
My 04 Ram 1500 Laramie has a payload of 1600 lbs. Maybe it is the coil suspension on the new Rams. Mine has rear leaf springs.
It's not the springs, it's simply interpreting the sticker on the B pillar incorrectly as being total payload instead of payload per each tire for that specific application.
My 'tire' sticker states 1218 lbs payload including passengers and loads. So that would be times 4 or 4872 lbs plus the curb weight of the truck which is 5300 lbs for a total of 10172 lbs. My tire Goodyear capacity is 2601 lbs each or 10404 lbs in total.
... Eric
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That's just wrong.
Your payload is 1218#.
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But I agree it's not the coil springs. RAM has put coils on their 2500s this year, some with payloads over 3000#. Suspect it's all marketing. They want you to move up to a 2500.
Again, check the stickers, there are two; one has the capacity of the truck and the other has the capacity per tire in the specific truck application. The B pillar sticker is a tire sticker that provides the payload for the specific tires that are mounted when the truck was delivered.
In my case, each Goodyear Wrangler SR-A tire has a capacity of 2601 lbs each. Once mounted and installed on my Ram 1500 Big Horn, you cannot load more than 1218 lbs on each tire.
The truck itself has a GVWR of 6800 lbs per the door sticker not the B pillar sticker. Removing the curb weight of the truck at 5300 lbs, I end up with a 'gross' load capacity of 1500 lbs which is then down graded depending upon the various options.
Go check the B pillar tire ratings on 2500's and 3500's with LT tires and you'll find that the load capacity is also per tire. Same applies for other manufacturers, i.e. Ford F250 & 350's.
