Payload: Ram 2500 Diesel vs. Ram 3500 Diesel
So much debate about the artificially low payload on the Ram 2500 diesels. That the low payload is only due to the 10,000 lb. GVWR. That the Ram 2500 diesel shares the same frame and drivetrain (dif...
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otrfun wrote:
IdaD, ShinerBock, see your point and appreciate the numbers.
Let me simplify my point.
How close is the axle to the frame (or rubber axle stop) when you load 4,000 lbs. of payload in a Ram 2500 diesel with a payload rating of 2,200 lbs?
How close is the axle to the frame (or rubber axle stop) when you load 4,000 lbs. of payload in a Ram 3500 diesel which has payload rating of 4,000 lbs?
If the "numbers" look good but the axle is riding on the frame, do you keep on driving?
You've got a pretty good answer to your question in ib516's thread, albeit with 3500 lbs rather than 4000. The coils evidently sagged .7" more but they start out 1" higher, so the frame to axle distance should be pretty close to the same I'd guess.
Edit - I clicked the link. Evidently the bump stops on the 2500 is .2" closer with 3500 lbs than the 3500. 1.8" of travel left vs 2". Maybe they aren't all an inch taller unloaded.
