transamz9 wrote:
Bobbo wrote:
john&bet wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
A 2018 F350 4x4 CC GVWR ranges from 10,000 - 11,500. The F350 has a completely different rear end and spring pack compared to a F250
A 2017 Ram 3500 4x4 GVWR ranges from 10,300 - 11,500. The 3500 has a different rear frame section and leaf pack from a 2500
A 2018 Chevy 3500 4x4 GVWR is 11,600
Fish, hate to tell you but your Ram info is wrong. Just ordered a 2018 3500 SRW yesterday with a GVW of 12,000#.
I don't know if RAM made a change between 2017 and 2018, but the original poster stipulated a 2017 RAM, and your example is a 2018.
My 16 has 12,300. LB 4x4 and Mega Cab 4x4 have 12,300 GVWR.
The tires they put on the Ford are rated for 3750 lbs, so 7500 lbs on the rear axle. The empty weight of the truck's rear axle is 3500 lbs so 4000 lbs on the pin would slightly overload the rear axle, max out the rear tire rating and put the truck up at 12,300 lbs. Is the Ram the same .... Ie would loading the truck to that 12300 GVWR with a 4000 lb pin end up overloading the rear axle and loading rear tires to their max load limit?
