Ram 2500 coil vs Ram 3500 leaf: squat test
Test RV is a 40' Silverback 5er. It has 4 slide outs, one over the hitch. It has a 15,500# GVWR. Loaded as it was, the 5ers pin weight is likely over 2500#. His truck is a 2014 Ram 3500 S...
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ib516 wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
Ian and SKG,
Did you notice any stability performance of the leafs vs the coil springs setup during your towing tests?
Since neither of you drove both trucks while towing the same trailer it maybe impossible to report any differences!
We were looking for that when we were doing the towing test. I was in his truck for the whole test and he was in mine. The 3500 did feel stiffer, but I'm not sure if that was just the resistance to downward motion or if it was less "squirm".
If there was a difference, it was very slight. Certainly not a really noticeable difference - at least not to me.
Like IB said the 3500 is stiffer but the 2500 is fairly close in ride to the big brother CTD 3500. :) LOL Sorry IB I couldn't resist. All kidding aside the 2500 had marginally more squirm for being at its maximum pull weight but nothing either of us thought was detrimental to a safe towing experience.
