May-10-2014 12:17 PM
May-19-2014 05:33 AM
Widows Son wrote:
I just bought a new 2014 Ram DRW 3500. No air bags. It is rated @ 14k without air bags. We are looking to buy a new Northern Lite 10-2 in December when we retire. The truck wet with both of us on board is 8800. And the 10-2 will be about 3200 so we are in good shape I suspect. At this point I am not yet considering aftermarket air bags.
May-18-2014 07:47 PM
Widows Son wrote:
I just bought a new 2014 Ram DRW 3500. No air bags. It is rated @ 14k without air bags. We are looking to buy a new Northern Lite 10-2 in December when we retire. The truck wet with both of us on board is 8800. And the 10-2 will be about 3200 so we are in good shape I suspect. At this point I am not yet considering aftermarket air bags.
May-16-2014 03:24 PM
May-16-2014 10:01 AM
Marshfly wrote:billtex wrote:Marshfly wrote:
There are plenty of guys that have popped airbags hauling much lighter campers than most of us here by taking them on rough dirt roads. Think, ATC or Four Wheel Campers. Plenty of stories over on the Wander the West Forum and Expedition Portal. A lot of guys with truck campers buy them to take off the beaten path. I don't know where you go, but I don't see to many 18 wheelers where I camp on National Forest Roads. That's the issue. Not running around at 70mph on the interstate.
Not sure the OP is hoping to take a heavy camper with slide (s) and a 3500 DRW truck off road...maybe...but I don't think that was his concern...
These threads aren't only useful to the OP. That's the beauty of a forum. 😉
And with the current availability of air ride on the Ram 2500 and probably availability on Ram 3500 SRW, that info might be useful to someone in the future.
May-16-2014 09:44 AM
May-16-2014 08:36 AM
billtex wrote:Marshfly wrote:
There are plenty of guys that have popped airbags hauling much lighter campers than most of us here by taking them on rough dirt roads. Think, ATC or Four Wheel Campers. Plenty of stories over on the Wander the West Forum and Expedition Portal. A lot of guys with truck campers buy them to take off the beaten path. I don't know where you go, but I don't see to many 18 wheelers where I camp on National Forest Roads. That's the issue. Not running around at 70mph on the interstate.
Not sure the OP is hoping to take a heavy camper with slide (s) and a 3500 DRW truck off road...maybe...but I don't think that was his concern...
May-16-2014 08:20 AM
Marshfly wrote:
There are plenty of guys that have popped airbags hauling much lighter campers than most of us here by taking them on rough dirt roads. Think, ATC or Four Wheel Campers. Plenty of stories over on the Wander the West Forum and Expedition Portal. A lot of guys with truck campers buy them to take off the beaten path. I don't know where you go, but I don't see to many 18 wheelers where I camp on National Forest Roads. That's the issue. Not running around at 70mph on the interstate.
May-16-2014 08:14 AM
May-15-2014 12:56 PM
mkirsch wrote:Marshfly wrote:
I'm not sure that any of those have actually been delivered. People that have ordered them keep getting pushed back.
In any sense, the air system isn't a helper system. The truck has a very light leaf spring and the air bags come into play with any kind of load. So, pop a bag, blow something on the system, or whatever, and your truck will be sitting on the bumpstops. Something to think about. The truck has a 14k GVW regardless of the suspension setup and is rated for somewhere around 6000# payload however it's configured.
We've been driving around on donut shaped airbags for well over 100 years. Nobody gives them a second thought.
May-15-2014 11:30 AM
Marshfly wrote:
I'm not sure that any of those have actually been delivered. People that have ordered them keep getting pushed back.
In any sense, the air system isn't a helper system. The truck has a very light leaf spring and the air bags come into play with any kind of load. So, pop a bag, blow something on the system, or whatever, and your truck will be sitting on the bumpstops. Something to think about. The truck has a 14k GVW regardless of the suspension setup and is rated for somewhere around 6000# payload however it's configured.
May-14-2014 09:17 PM
May-14-2014 07:16 PM
billyray50 wrote:Marshfly wrote:ib516 wrote:gomikego wrote:
Has anyone considered, looked at or have, the 2014 Ram with air ride, that is rated at 14,000 GVW, for the heavy slide in campers? I haven't seen anything about the 3500 Ram DRW truck.
Does anyone have any information on this, that would help make the chose between a new air ride or the standard suspension truck?
Thanks
I tried to order my 2500 with the rear air set up, but it was "unavailable" at the time so I have the coil springs. They have proven to be just as stout as my 3500 SRW leafs with Torklift Stable Loads. The truck sags the same amount with the 5er hitched up in the new truck as it did with the 07 3500.
That's because your 07 3500 was simply a 2500 with factory overloads. The new 3500 SRW Rams use a different suspension setup entirely that will carry much more load than the 2500 will.
Really...What did Dodge do that increased its payload capacity with the 2500/3500 series?
May-14-2014 05:42 PM
May-14-2014 01:47 PM
Marshfly wrote:ib516 wrote:gomikego wrote:
Has anyone considered, looked at or have, the 2014 Ram with air ride, that is rated at 14,000 GVW, for the heavy slide in campers? I haven't seen anything about the 3500 Ram DRW truck.
Does anyone have any information on this, that would help make the chose between a new air ride or the standard suspension truck?
Thanks
I tried to order my 2500 with the rear air set up, but it was "unavailable" at the time so I have the coil springs. They have proven to be just as stout as my 3500 SRW leafs with Torklift Stable Loads. The truck sags the same amount with the 5er hitched up in the new truck as it did with the 07 3500.
That's because your 07 3500 was simply a 2500 with factory overloads. The new 3500 SRW Rams use a different suspension setup entirely that will carry much more load than the 2500 will.