5.9 Cummins Diesel Towing capacity
I see by the owner's manual that the total towing capacity for my 5.9 24 valve Dodge 3500 4x2 is about 13000 and the rig I am looking at is 14000 Any ideas?
Forum Discussion
Durb wrote:
My year 5.9 showed the gross combined would be increased by 2,000# with the 4.10 0ver the 3.73.
That year used 3:54 and 4:10 gears.
I switched to 4:10's on my 2001, 4X2. The OP says his is a 4X2 so it is a cost effective way of getting more towing capacity when you only have to pay for one set of gears.
The limiting factor is the auto transmission. Manual transmission models have higher tow ratings with both ratios. The OP says he has a beefed up tranny so he should be good for more weight than stock anyway.
