SLT617
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- Jan 18, 2016
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- Ram Year
- 2011 1500, 2011 2500, 2016 3500
- Engine
- hemi 5.7
I regularly haul alfalfa on my truck and with a 3.92 axle for a Laramie Longhorn w/Rambox, it looks like my payload is 1,200 and towing is 9,750. I don't really have any issues with towing on my trailer because I typically haul 50-70 bales at a time but hauling in my truck bed has been disappointing.
If I haul around 15 bales at 60-70 lbs each, it's totally fine (and below the payload rating). If I ever try to haul a full load of 23-25 bales, it sags a lot more and I start wagging butt down the highway if I go faster than 50mph.
I understand that if I really want a better payload I should have gotten a bigger truck, (too late for that one) but it does about 95% of what I want it to do as-is. I just want to have a more comfortable ride when I go over the payload a little bit.
My initial thoughts are to do any/all of the following:
- improve rear coil springs with a TufTruck kit like this
- purchase better shock absorbers (maybe Bilstein 5100's?)
- purchase air bags or timbren cushions
- getting LT tires like the Michelin LTX M/S2 (my current tires are about ready to be replaced)
If anyone has done any of these improvements, please let me know. I'm not expecting my truck to turn into a 2500 or 3500, I just want the ride to be a little smoother when it's loaded up.
If I haul around 15 bales at 60-70 lbs each, it's totally fine (and below the payload rating). If I ever try to haul a full load of 23-25 bales, it sags a lot more and I start wagging butt down the highway if I go faster than 50mph.
I understand that if I really want a better payload I should have gotten a bigger truck, (too late for that one) but it does about 95% of what I want it to do as-is. I just want to have a more comfortable ride when I go over the payload a little bit.
My initial thoughts are to do any/all of the following:
- improve rear coil springs with a TufTruck kit like this
- purchase better shock absorbers (maybe Bilstein 5100's?)
- purchase air bags or timbren cushions
- getting LT tires like the Michelin LTX M/S2 (my current tires are about ready to be replaced)
If anyone has done any of these improvements, please let me know. I'm not expecting my truck to turn into a 2500 or 3500, I just want the ride to be a little smoother when it's loaded up.