Ram 3500 dually 2wd vs 4wd weights
I been looking at ordering a 2018 2wd ram. (lets not go into the "you should buy 4wd just in case" argument, I have not needed 4wd in my truck ever, only off road is my stone driveway) anyway, I n...
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I hit 5500 on my front axle heavily loaded and with a full water tank. I believe I added 350+ on the front axle. That doesn't give you much wiggle room on the front. My freshwater tank is pretty far forward, don't know about a AF.
I went with 3.73 only because towing the 5th with 3.42 I usually have to lock out 6th gear to prevent it from hunting. Not a big deal but...
I've about got my truck stripped of the TC equipment for the trade in. Bigwig came off OK. Maybe just my imagination but it seems to ride a lot better on bumpy city streets now. Torklift tiedowns are off. Jeez man those front ones are almost as hard to take off as to put on. I had a fish wire left over from something (Curt front receiver?) that fit the 1/2" bolts perfect, but I thought I would never get that back up plate pulled out of the frame. Finally got a little grip on it with small jewelers pliers and wiggled it out. I thought I would just leave it and the bolt in the frame. Called Torklift and they wanted $4 each plus postage. Naa, kept trying. I may try a 2 1/2" long bolt going back on. I barely have room to use needle nose vise grips to hold the bolt while I remove the fish wire, hold the bracket, and start the nut with one hand.
Only reason I have 4x4 is boat ramps and east Texas mud. I really needed it one time in the middle of nowhere. But that added front axle capacity turns out handy.
edit add: The Curt fish wire part# is 58400. Amazon has it for $2.10 "add-on". Anyone needing fish wire to install Torklift tie downs might try this rather than the Torklift supplied ones.
I went with 3.73 only because towing the 5th with 3.42 I usually have to lock out 6th gear to prevent it from hunting. Not a big deal but...
I've about got my truck stripped of the TC equipment for the trade in. Bigwig came off OK. Maybe just my imagination but it seems to ride a lot better on bumpy city streets now. Torklift tiedowns are off. Jeez man those front ones are almost as hard to take off as to put on. I had a fish wire left over from something (Curt front receiver?) that fit the 1/2" bolts perfect, but I thought I would never get that back up plate pulled out of the frame. Finally got a little grip on it with small jewelers pliers and wiggled it out. I thought I would just leave it and the bolt in the frame. Called Torklift and they wanted $4 each plus postage. Naa, kept trying. I may try a 2 1/2" long bolt going back on. I barely have room to use needle nose vise grips to hold the bolt while I remove the fish wire, hold the bracket, and start the nut with one hand.
Only reason I have 4x4 is boat ramps and east Texas mud. I really needed it one time in the middle of nowhere. But that added front axle capacity turns out handy.
edit add: The Curt fish wire part# is 58400. Amazon has it for $2.10 "add-on". Anyone needing fish wire to install Torklift tie downs might try this rather than the Torklift supplied ones.
