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- dmopar74Explorer
ib516 wrote:
I like this one. He says there's 2000# worth of wood pellets in there....
Never seen a pallet of pellets before? - ChooChooMan74Explorer
Ron3rd wrote:
I have time. The option now shows up on the Ram's Build and Price section of the web site.
Sounds like all the coil spring engineers in this forum are smarter than the Chrysler engineers. Locomotives have coil springs. - Ron3rdExplorer IIISounds like all the coil spring engineers in this forum are smarter than the Chrysler engineers. Locomotives have coil springs.
- ib516Explorer II
ChooChooMan74 wrote:
I am waiting to see some reports in the Air suspension now available on the 2500s.
Might be a while. I tried to order it but the option was on hold for a while for reasons unknown. - ChooChooMan74ExplorerI am waiting to see some reports in the Air suspension now available on the 2500s.
- ib516Explorer III like this one. He says there's 2000# worth of wood pellets in there....
- ib516Explorer II
Bigfoot affair wrote:
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Bigfoot affair wrote:
Still have to see a large load on the back of a coil sprung 2500.. Like a truck camper, not a fifth wheel.
The 2500 is not rated for a heavy slide in camper, if you have a heavy slide in and want a Ram you need to get the 3500.
I liked how that clown made a point to read that Ram does not recommend the 1500 for a slid in camper. Shows how ignorant he is, my 2002 (that has leaf springs) had the same paper in the glove box! I bet the pre HD payload Ford F-150 trucks had the same paper in their glove box. My 1990 and 1992 F-150 both were not rated for a slide in camper. Are the new F-150 trucks rated for them?
Don
What? Some people on here saying payload of 3000+ for a 2014 Ram 2500. I am sure I could find a few campers that would be around 2k+/- a few hundred pounds... Funny, I've seen many older Ram 2500's with a truck camper on them, what does that say about coil springs?
My payload is 3014#, about 300# more than my leaf spring equipped 3500 SRW was. :) Oh, and my rear GAWR increased by 300# going to the 2500 too. Previous 3500 was 6200#, new 2500 is 6500#. - Bigfoot_affairNomad II
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Bigfoot affair wrote:
Still have to see a large load on the back of a coil sprung 2500.. Like a truck camper, not a fifth wheel.
The 2500 is not rated for a heavy slide in camper, if you have a heavy slide in and want a Ram you need to get the 3500.
I liked how that clown made a point to read that Ram does not recommend the 1500 for a slid in camper. Shows how ignorant he is, my 2002 (that has leaf springs) had the same paper in the glove box! I bet the pre HD payload Ford F-150 trucks had the same paper in their glove box. My 1990 and 1992 F-150 both were not rated for a slide in camper. Are the new F-150 trucks rated for them?
Don
What? Some people on here saying payload of 3000+ for a 2014 Ram 2500. I am sure I could find a few campers that would be around 2k+/- a few hundred pounds... Funny, I've seen many older Ram 2500's with a truck camper on them, what does that say about coil springs? - Perrysburg_DodgExplorer
Bigfoot affair wrote:
Still have to see a large load on the back of a coil sprung 2500.. Like a truck camper, not a fifth wheel.
The 2500 is not rated for a heavy slide in camper, if you have a heavy slide in and want a Ram you need to get the 3500.
I liked how that clown made a point to read that Ram does not recommend the 1500 for a slid in camper. Shows how ignorant he is, my 2002 (that has leaf springs) had the same paper in the glove box! I bet the pre HD payload Ford F-150 trucks had the same paper in their glove box. My 1990 and 1992 F-150 both were not rated for a slide in camper. Are the new F-150 trucks rated for them?
Don - Bigfoot_affairNomad II
jus2shy wrote:
APT wrote:
The problem with the half tons is the spring rate, not the type of spring. Ram just proves that with the 2500 gasser IRS with clearly higher rates and capacity.
an IRS on HD trucks would be a dream, but those setups would also be very pricey to build and maintain (lots of moving parts, bushings, etc). Look at all the Military trucks, lots of IRS and IFS made systems there with far higher payloads than our Civvy vehicles. I believe almost all of them are coil sprung, as well as the light rail vehicles in Portland and Seattle (those each weigh 15 tons).
Maybe the Ram should have on irs on the rear... I count 12 twelve pivot points on the new coil setup.
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