Will Ram 2500 be enough?

2oldman wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
. At this point it would help if he would come back and pass along his thoughts or help with other options.

That would be a she, and she appears to have lost interest.

I agree - and since there have been 6 pages of suggestions, and many off topic posts with quite a bit of moderation needed, I think it is time to close this thread and move on to something else.
Barney

JIMNLIN wrote:
. At this point it would help if he would come back and pass along his thoughts or help with other options.

That would be a she, and she appears to have lost interest.

For me, I bought a 2500 because a majority of my driving, 30K miles+ a year will be un loaded. I know I will exceed my GVWR with a 5er, but I also know I can get a decent size one that won't exceed my GAWR. It's all what you are comfortable with. If I was pulling a lot or full time, I would have gotten a 3500 DRW hands down.

Greene728 wrote:
Wow. Can you say "derailed"?

Some folks minds aren't going to change, and some folks know it but refuse to accept it.

Carry on!

LOL. X2
...the OP has been given some good recommendations. At this point it would help if he would come back and pass along his thoughts or help with other options.

JMO but he would be better served if he had placed his question or future questions about which tow vehicle in our tow vehicle forum.

Wow. Can you say "derailed"?

Some folks minds aren't going to change, and some folks know it but refuse to accept it.

Carry on!

Don't skimp on the extra cost (minimal) for a 1T.

IMO -
More important is whether you want a SRW or dually, long or short bed.

No long beds or dually for me, but *if* you might go heavier in the future......:@

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FishOnOne wrote:
One topic no one is discussing is stability. Compare the two in how the springs are located. The coil spring setup has the springs mounted away from the wheels and the leaf springs are mounted closer to the wheels which will always produce better stability. Also leaf springs I believe are more stable compared to coils. Having said that all Rams with coils have a stabilizer bar to supplement the stability that the coil setup can't alone provide.

This relates to the guy that tried to carry a Lance Camper with a 2500. Last I heard RAM might have bought the truck back. The first drawings of the 3500 rear air that RAM put out showed the air bags way inboard and I questioned that a lot on forums. The production air system ended up with then out closer to the wheels.

The problem with using after market air bags to make up for weaker springs is that if you loss one with a taller load, you create a real handling situation.

Again this a new buy situation with an opertunity to do it right the first time. Chris

Cummins12V98 wrote:
^^^^^He knows RAM's

What he really meant to say was that Fords leaf springs are better than Rams coils.

Coach-man wrote:


2500 & 3500 the same, but 3/4 and 1 ton are not???

Read the post you quoted. That's NOT what I said. In response to your quote, I said the 2500 and 3500 are the same PHYSICAL SIZE - they use the same body and bed. The underpinnings are what's different.

Rusty

^^^^^He knows RAM's