Question for Dodge Ram 2500 owners
I have a 2001 Dodge ram 2500 2wd gas long bed pickup. I am looking for my first truck camper and would like to hear from people who have or had the same truck what camper you carried weight how it han...
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You don't mention what type of trans you have. And I'm not sure what trans is even in a gasser. But if you have an auto, and if you do decide to go with a camper, as in hauling heavy loads, be sure to check your owners manual. In my owners manual 2001 (Diesel with auto trans) in chapter of "starting and operating" it says to change trans fluid every 12,000 miles if "towing a trailer" as in heavy load. But in the back of manual where maintenance schedule is actually located the changing trans fluid is still listed at 30,000 miles. That is 1 of 3 errors I have in my manual. And also check out the difference of "Schedule A" and "schedule B".
I also torque transmission bands being I'm right there when changing the fluid.
Just a heads up. We don't have the strongest transmissions IMO and want to keep them in good shape as long as possible. Mine has never seen north of 210 degrees.
If you decide to go with air bags they are a lot harder to put on than the newer type frames. That is if you want to final result to have air bags that sit at 90 degrees when aired up.
And don't know what type of rear end you have but mine are pretty useless, I'm in process of looking into some type of lockers right now. Not that I'll do any "off roading" but several times have got stuck in nothing more than a little mud puddle.
I also torque transmission bands being I'm right there when changing the fluid.
Just a heads up. We don't have the strongest transmissions IMO and want to keep them in good shape as long as possible. Mine has never seen north of 210 degrees.
If you decide to go with air bags they are a lot harder to put on than the newer type frames. That is if you want to final result to have air bags that sit at 90 degrees when aired up.
And don't know what type of rear end you have but mine are pretty useless, I'm in process of looking into some type of lockers right now. Not that I'll do any "off roading" but several times have got stuck in nothing more than a little mud puddle.
