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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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the1adman
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Aug 27, 2012
Update, put stock size tires back on with a mostly street tread. Made very little difference the Hemi 5 speed still sucks. There is no way this truck could ever get close to pulling its rated weight at a reasonable speed. Think we will save up and upgrade trucks in the future.

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