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the1adman
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Jul 05, 2012

2003 Dodge 2500 Hemi towing improvement advice

We have a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab 4x4 Hemi automatic 3.73. The truck only has 58k miles and well maintained but towing 5500 lbs the truck struggles, on hills it's in 2nd gear and on long steep hi...
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MO_Trout_Bum
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Jul 12, 2012
Probably a lot less expensive to replace all 4 tires with stock size instead of new gears, and see where you are. Maybe PCM flash as well, as I think someone else suggested. You should be able to pull 5000lb with no problem at all....

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