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Viperpoker
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Mar 16, 2018

What is the weak link for Chevy max tow ratings?

The max tow ratings for a F350 Ford are about 32,000. For a Ram 3500 they are about 31,000. For a Silverado 3500,they are about 23,000. That is 4.5 tons less than a Ford and 4 tons less than a R...
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Viperpoker
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Mar 16, 2018
ScottG wrote:
Both Ford and Ram went through major redesigns of their frames to achieve the 30K towing number. I suspect GM would need to do the same thing and they have said that they don't feel the market is worth it because it only accounts for 3% of HD trucks sold.


that makes sense, i thought i had read that before. so the frame in combination with the gearing probably explains the difference.

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