vlopddap wrote:
Yes, I also heard that often too! Back several years ago, in the late-90's or in the early-00's, I remember my father paying a few bucks to "upgrade" a 2500 pickup truck to 3500 just by replacing rear leaf spring suspension for a few bucks, then increase a lot the box load capacity. So it makes me feel like sometime the towing or the payload capacity is only a matter of a different sticker inside the door.
In fact, for Dodge, "3500 SRW" wasn't even a thing back in the 90's. They simply had a "high GVW 2500".
My old 99 V10 has the "camper special" pkg, which uses identical spring packs as the dually. I've had 5500 lbs in the bed (not saying that's right...), and still had a good 2.5-3 inches before the bump stop. Surprised everyone at the landscaping yard. With my 9.5 Bigfoot fully loaded with water, the truck still has a rake!
