How heavy is TOO heavy? GVWR on a 2500
Alright guys I'd like your input on something I can't stop arguing both ways. Current rig is a lower mileage 2005 2500HD Duramax cew cab, motor has been gone through and added ARP studs, all new belts...
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Grit dog wrote:Me Again wrote:
Lantley, I am not sure when GM got the new frame in the 3500, RAM did it in 2013 and Ford 2017. These newest trucks are nothing like the older ones. New frames and 18 or 20" wheels made a lot of difference. I did not want 20" based on tire options and costs. GM has cripple load carry capability with LT245/75R16's on the 2500's for years. Any SRW with 17" rims and tires is a dog left out in the rain. My 2001.5 RAM came with the optional LT265/75R16's on 8 inch wide rims. GM guys put LT265/75R16's on the narrow 6.5" GM wheels which is a misapplication.
I would like to know what the OP installed as tires to get 7500 capacity? Chris
^^. See what I mean?
Who care what tires and rims are on his truck? Unless you just can't sleep knowing there may be a truck, somewhere out there, with more weight on a tire than the little #stamped on the side.........
And to make this post somewhat constructive rathe than just sarcastic.......there are a bunch of combinations of OE rims and applicable tire sizes that are readily interchangeable between truck models. Maybe the OP took OFF his PYO wheels and found something better. Or maybe he doesn't care, like a lot of the motoring world....
Not sure of your point. I towed way over GVWR and GCWR of my 2001.5 for years. Spend a lot of money for a better 47RE tranny, exhaust brake, steering box brace, 3rd gen track bar, injectors, turbo and Comp. Never looked back!
My 2001.5 RAM 2500 with camper option was built like a SRW 3500 that did not exist in those years. Had a 8800 GVWR and I would be pushing 11K at times.
Fast forward to the 2015 and it is a completely different experience. The big three have wrapped up all the things we did after purchase into something that you drop a hitch it to the pucks, turn the locks, plug in the trailer, set the IBC, flip up the tow mirrors and have a quiet conformable towing experience without mods.
The 2001.5 with 4:10's was not a freeway cruiser. The 2015 with Aisin and 3:42's at 80 MPH is out for a Sunday drive. We bought it from John Elway in Greeley, CO and arrived back in the NW (1400 miles) 48 hours later with motel receipts for two nights. DW even drove it at 80.
Nothing earlier compares!!!!
