The Best Half Ton Towing Truck - Ike Gauntlet

Sportsmen wrote:

TwoManyToyz wrote:
From 09 to 2015 Dodge put coil springs in the rear of their half ton trucks. That was the turning point for me. At that point i realized
Dodge had no idea what i wanted in a half ton truck. They still dont.

I agree. They are using coil springs to soften up the ride to appeal to the soccer mom crowd. My BIL's 2017 Ram 1500 has a payload of 1148 lbs. Part of that is the coils and the 4X4.... I want leafs in a PU, but they are not marketing 1/2 tons to people like me anymore. In the future only F250's / 2500's for me....

It is not the use of coils, but rather how the coil is designed that makes the difference. They used linear rate coils on the old 1500s and progressive rate coils on the 2500s. Leaf springs with multiple leafs are also progressive rate, but it is much easier to tune a suspension(and use less parts) using leaf springs versus progressive rate coils. So not all coils are the same, and both leafs and coils have their pros/cons.

Linear vs Progressive Rate Suspension Springs