General towing guestion - newbie
We plan to buy our first TT in the coming months. It will probably be something in the 8,000 pound (loaded) range. I’m thinking we would like to use a large SUV to tow but from my observations it seem...
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afidel wrote:valhalla360 wrote:rbpru wrote:
The truck ratings are a lot more than the suspension. That is why similar models have different factory ratings. Subtleties such a brakes, cooling, frame flex, shocks, gearing and suspension etc. all play a part.
If you are talking about moving from 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton...absolutely correct other than being vaguely similar looking, they are completely different vehicles.
3/4 to 1 ton SRW...for most used models, it really is just the rear springs.
The one big exception to the 3/4 vs 1 ton is RAM, the 2500 has used rear shocks for many years while the 3500 was/is traditional leaf springs.
I haven't verified but it's coil springs (all models have shocks) but I thought it was only the last 2-4yrs before that they were the same leaf springs.
