New Ram/Cummins vs GM/Duramax on the IKE
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What this video showed me is, even after all that, it comes down to payload and GRAWR.
Nice to see a SRW that can handle 16K up the Ike, but a 16K 5er will probably have close to 4K pin weight, which means it will exceed the RAWR of the Chevy (since they said 3K pin weight was max). Assuming the 3K max pin weight of the chevy is based on rear axle weight, my Ram 3500 SRW has a 3750 rear axle capacity remaining after spray in bed liner and tonneau cover.
So, even with all that, it would appear that the Chevy SRW is still gonna be limited to 5ers in the 14K range (give or take).
Nice to see a SRW that can handle 16K up the Ike, but a 16K 5er will probably have close to 4K pin weight, which means it will exceed the RAWR of the Chevy (since they said 3K pin weight was max). Assuming the 3K max pin weight of the chevy is based on rear axle weight, my Ram 3500 SRW has a 3750 rear axle capacity remaining after spray in bed liner and tonneau cover.
So, even with all that, it would appear that the Chevy SRW is still gonna be limited to 5ers in the 14K range (give or take).
