Congrats man, great move. I too went from a 2015 Silverado 1500/5.3/3.42 to my 2017 Ram 2500hd.
There were several things i grew to hate about that Chevy, a few are;
- horrible transmission tuning that only got marginally better with mileage, it also clunked loudly on downshifts,, of course the dealer claimed it was normal. Yes, my ram is not perfect either, but is worlds better
- horrible lazy, laggy, filled with torque management throttle response. It felt like it took 1/2 throttle before the truck would move. I absolutely HATED that.
- the square wheel wells look dumb.
- multiple recalls in the first 6 months of ownership to fix typical cheesy gm junk, drivers seat started getting lose, a known problem, seat belt issues, etc.
- the body panels are waif thin i felt like i could drop a crooked fart on them and dent them. Total junk. The aluminum hood would visibly shake at highway speeds. Junk.
- the 5.3 sounded like an erector set when started cold, especially on cold mornings, again told by the dealer, normal! OF course!
The 5.3 did have good power, but after only a few thousand miles, it was developing the typical gm junk interior rattles already. The drivers door lock actuator would squeak when temps were under 35 degrees, etc. I traded it in with 10,500 miles on it and have never looked back.
I love my RAM. I'm traditionally a ford and gm guy, primarily ford, but looked over all 3 of the big 3 real good and liked the Ram the best. Has great throttle response and the big 6.4 Hemi has A LOT of juice. While not perfrct, it's worlds better than that Silverado.
I had other reasons for upgrading to a 3/4 ton truck like needing more payload capacity, wanting iem trailer tow mirrors and such.
I've owned a bunch of trucks and my 17 Ram is my favorite of all off them so far. The steering and suspension components are Just massive compared to the 2500 Chevy and are bigger than the ford also.
I wish you the best with your new truck Sir. I'm sure you'll love it as much as i do mine.
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