Looking at new trucks
Looking at getting a new truck (4 door pickup style short bed) and looking at the Ford and the Chevy brands. The 2500 HD Chevy has a payload of 2493 lbs and a tow capacity of 13,000 lbs The F1...
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kodiakcanuck wrote:
To the OP, are you looking at 2015 trucks and payloads? 2015 Ram's have up'd they payload on many models from 2014 to compete with the over inflated payload numbers from the other manufactures, and Ram did this without changing anything to their suspension for 2015. I think some of the manufactures (uhmm - Ford) have been always boosting the numbers to max high end. This article confirms the new standards truck manufacturers are adhering to.
But with 2000 - 3000 lbs payload, I would definitely be going with a 2500 from whatever brand you choose, it will serve you much better in the long run...Good luck
Funny how Ford's over inflated half ton numbers went up after adopting the SAE J2807 standards.
