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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Anyone hearing alarm bells or seeing red flags switching to a f-150 for a new TV?
Many thanks!
Doug
Good idea. The wife wanted a 2500 Ram 6.4 hemi 4x4 till she drove one on our county roads. The truck rode twice as rough as my older '03 2500 Dodge/Cummins 2wd same cab style.
The F150 EB should get you a huge increase in mpg for your daily commute vs the rough riding fuel thirsty 6.4 hemi.
F15o has 19 different GVWRs from 6000 on up to 8200 lbs
and 5 different RAWR from 3300 up to 4800 lbs.
Be careful when selecting a payload package.
Some F150 owners with the 7050 gvwr and 4050 rawr package with 2000+ lb payload have overloaded their trucks rawr by using those numbers in the bed.
Doing the math shows these trucks rear axle is weighing in the 2300-2400 lb range depending on cab/4wd vs 2wd selections/etc ....now add that 2000 lb gvwr based payload = 4300-4400 lbs on the rear axle/P tires.
If your looking for a 1800-2000 lb payload in the bed the F150 with the 4550 or 4800 rawr is a better choice.
