Need advice on Ram 1500 5.7 to Ram 2500 6.4
Hello everyone The issue I am having is pulling my 8.5x18" enclosed trailer with tools, two bikes and other stuff. My trailer is always loaded to 6000# to 7000# and pulls ok with my 2014 Ram 1500 ...
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Well I went and drove the 2500 6.4 today and came to this conclusion, either upgrade to the 6.7 or keep what I got. That said I am going to keep my 1500 limited for now and deal with it as the 2500 6.4 seemed to shift even more than my 1500 5.7 leaving me to believe that while it may be more stable towing platform it wouldn't be a huge jump in capabilities.
In regards to F150's and Silverados, my 2013 F150 broke with 8k miles (trans) pulling 8k pounds from Washington state to Oklahoma. I drove F150's all my life (7 total) until that trip and after it taking ford two months, five lies and two dealerships to fix, well I was not happy. That F150 was a 5.0 max tow 3.73 gears etc. After that I bought a 1979 CJ7 and drove it for a year in protest to new trucks, followed by a Subaru WRX and a CBR1000, freshly divorced and in chick chasing mode I guess. Then I got a 2014 Silverado with the new DI 5.3. Honestly the silverado was a nice truck and felt like it had plenty of power but after 7 yes 7 trips to the dealer for repairs and weird vibrations I said to hell with that truck. Then I drove the tundra and Ram, and became one of the fastest growing truck in america bandwagon people. I never considered ram before I got this one and can say it is superior to the others. I may feel that way because I got a limited but it is nicer and more powerful than other half tons I have had. The ford ecoB may be better for towing but after my last F150 and turbo WRX (to tempting to modify) I didn't even consider the ECOB.
FYI my truck has the factory air ride and it keeps truck at the proper stance regardless of the load. The ram air suspension is neat, check it out if your not familiar with it.
All that said Im going to just wait and see what the future holds, maybe a new bigger trailer one day hooked to a limited 6.7 CTD, for now Im going to keep what I got and have some fun riding motorcycles. No worries zone;)
thanks everyone for the info
In regards to F150's and Silverados, my 2013 F150 broke with 8k miles (trans) pulling 8k pounds from Washington state to Oklahoma. I drove F150's all my life (7 total) until that trip and after it taking ford two months, five lies and two dealerships to fix, well I was not happy. That F150 was a 5.0 max tow 3.73 gears etc. After that I bought a 1979 CJ7 and drove it for a year in protest to new trucks, followed by a Subaru WRX and a CBR1000, freshly divorced and in chick chasing mode I guess. Then I got a 2014 Silverado with the new DI 5.3. Honestly the silverado was a nice truck and felt like it had plenty of power but after 7 yes 7 trips to the dealer for repairs and weird vibrations I said to hell with that truck. Then I drove the tundra and Ram, and became one of the fastest growing truck in america bandwagon people. I never considered ram before I got this one and can say it is superior to the others. I may feel that way because I got a limited but it is nicer and more powerful than other half tons I have had. The ford ecoB may be better for towing but after my last F150 and turbo WRX (to tempting to modify) I didn't even consider the ECOB.
FYI my truck has the factory air ride and it keeps truck at the proper stance regardless of the load. The ram air suspension is neat, check it out if your not familiar with it.
All that said Im going to just wait and see what the future holds, maybe a new bigger trailer one day hooked to a limited 6.7 CTD, for now Im going to keep what I got and have some fun riding motorcycles. No worries zone;)
thanks everyone for the info
