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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PackerBacker wrote:
It has running boards that are part of the Big Horn package and should be included in the published weights. It has the towing package with some of the other electronic gear. It also has factory Line-Ex and the ram folding hard tonneau cover. The tonneau cover is fairly heavy and was not in the original vehicle package.
Right, so that's the difference between what you call the factory specs and B-pillar spec. The B-pilar spec is the factory spec It is put on your truck and every vehicle at the plant by the factory - as equipped.
Anyway, most trucks handle very well towing an RV at or slightly over GVWR with a properly adjusted WDH. My prior TV had a similar problem. I traveled at 0-500 pounds over GVWR every RV trip. It towed great at speeds up to 75mph if I chose to. I knew exactly who my truck looked with no WD and with properly adjusted WDH. Any other truck/trailer combo I see traveling or pulling into a campground is quite clear when it is either overloaded or improper WDH adjustment. And rear suspension aids can mask both of those.
