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ppgear
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May 30, 2014

5th Wheel Towing with 2013 Ram 1500 5.7lt Hemi

I have a 2013 Ram 1500 w/ 5.7 lt hemi with the new 8 sp transmission, 3.21 gears and crew cab with the 5.7' box. I wanted to install a 5th wheel hitch to pull a 27' Prowler Regal, can I do that and wh...
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ppgear
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May 31, 2014
The GVWR and GAWR for the 5th wheel is 4218kg and 1950kg respectively.

As for the truck, the GVWR is 3085 kg and the rear GAWR 1770kg.

Some explanation of the numbers would be great. Is there any other numbers that I can provide that make the explanation more clear ?

Thanks for the help,

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