DOWNgrading truck - sanity check please
Hi All. Advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I currently have 2011 Ram 2500 Hemi w/4.10 rear axle. 11400# towing, 2300#payload. RV is 23’ Shamrock hybrid 4900# dry, 6200# ...
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Thanks all. I appreciate the feedback.
Because my truck has 4:10 rear, it gets 15mpg highway keeping it around 65mph, , 11-12 around town. I drive it very conservatively, and it has never seen a plow blade, etc.
I bought it new, but it has given me a lot of issues, and it only has 56k miles on it. In that time, the major things are: 2 drive shafts, torque converter, all new rear brakes at 30k, and all new front brakes at 50k miles. So I have not been happy with it’s reliability.
The 150 does have a much better ride, but I don’t want to go back to “porpoising” and “floating” down the highway when towing. (I run 300lbs of tube sand and low pressure (45psi) rear tires when not towing to try and soften the ride).
I’m looking at having to put about $10k into a 2015-2016 The Ram is payed off.
Because my truck has 4:10 rear, it gets 15mpg highway keeping it around 65mph, , 11-12 around town. I drive it very conservatively, and it has never seen a plow blade, etc.
I bought it new, but it has given me a lot of issues, and it only has 56k miles on it. In that time, the major things are: 2 drive shafts, torque converter, all new rear brakes at 30k, and all new front brakes at 50k miles. So I have not been happy with it’s reliability.
The 150 does have a much better ride, but I don’t want to go back to “porpoising” and “floating” down the highway when towing. (I run 300lbs of tube sand and low pressure (45psi) rear tires when not towing to try and soften the ride).
I’m looking at having to put about $10k into a 2015-2016 The Ram is payed off.
