Ram 1500 Hemi or Ecodiesel?
We’re in the market for a Ram 1500. A friend owns a Hemi and loves it. He recommends against the diesel, citing lots of problems, lack of towing capacity and poor fuel mileage. I’ve read about so...
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ib516 wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
I don't care for the inboard mounted rear coils on the FCA offering at all. Cols belong on a Caddy, not a pickup truck.
After owning a Ram 2500 with the rear coils, I disagree with you. Train cars use coil springs....
The rear coils ride better and are plenty heavy duty. The 1500s are softer sprung than my 2500 was for obvious reasons, but your line of thought is a decade out of date.
I used to tow with Suburbans and then had a Ford Excursion. As the Excursion go to be rather long in tooth and was developing various problems, I was concerned about going to a 2500 HD pickup because every one I had driven to date had a really harsh ride when not loaded or carrying a light load. Then I tried a new 2015 Ram 2500. I bought it and absolutely love it. It handles my 10,000# RV trailer just fine and sits absolutely level when hitched with my equalizing hitch. I don't see any performance or capacity problems with the coil springs.
