IdaD wrote:
Honda is making the Ridgeline again. Maybe you should test drive it?
What value are you even trying to add with this post?
It was an attempt to point out that if one wants a truck to do real work there is a trade off!
We both love our 2015 SRW 3500 CC 4x4 SB. It rides a little ruff under some conditions. I resolved quite a bit of that with adjustable Rancho 9000 rear stocks on my 2001.5 and have always lower rear tire pressure when I wanted a better ride empty.
The new RAM have fairly good gas filled stocks and are calibrated for trucks that are designed for HD service, so they are not going to be very compliant under light loads.
I wanted a truck that could tow a large 5th wheel and cruise better on the freeway bob tail. I got it in the 2015 3500. This is a short section of Hwy 60 between Mesa and Apache Junction that causes a slight stutter for a mile or so. I can live with that for the capability the truck provides.
Dealers ALWAYS have the tire pressure screwed up on vehicles on their lots. With the 3500 I do not know why the OP did not just let some air out of the tires himself. I would have in his situation, I would have walked over to my truck and gotten my air gauge and set the pressure to what I want for the test drive.
Friday I am moving a friends trailer to storage and have to air the rears up, and will let them back down after I also move our trailer to a different lot in the park to have it next to our new park model for two to four weeks before we head back North.
Chris