Cajun_Bill
Jun 29, 2014Explorer
New Ram
Been thinking hard about upgrading my "ride"/TV next year. Presently own a '07 GMC Duramax/Allison and have been fairly happy with it except for having to replace the front spindles early on when the...
astraelraen wrote:Cajun Bill wrote:astraelraen wrote:
A rambox equipped "loaded" diesel 2500 is going to have pretty poor payload for a 3/4 ton isnt it? The rambox is a pretty heavy option last I checked.
Can't see how the ram box (es) can add much weight, just a plastic insert into the rear fenders with an improved railing system and tie downs.
From the Ram body builder site:
Crew Cab Laramie 4x4 diesel automatic w/rambox has 2040 lbs payload
Crew Cab Laramie 4x4 diesel automatic has 2180 lbs payload.
So its not that big of a difference....
Interestingly enough the 6.4 hemi has like 900 extra lbs of payload compared to the diesel.