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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ChooChooMan74 wrote:
For those of you who say it is the coil springs, I beg to differ. My work TV has coil springs and they can haul more than you can imagine!
LOL... good one.
I don't think it is reduced because of coil springs vs leaf springs, I believe it is reduced because of light duty coil springs to give a better ride over leaf springs. My coil springs in my Acadia allow a 1397 lb payload vs the leaf springs in my Sierra that allow 1420 lbs of payload. Of course, the Sierra is a heavier vehicle to begin with, but with a little help from my air lifts in the Acadia... there is far less 'slump' then the Sierra when I load the same weight into the rear of either vehicle.
Sure, 1" thick coils will hold tons of weight, but we aren't talking about trains here are we LOL.
