Is Going to 3500 SRW Worth It for HO Cummins & Aisin?

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mtofell

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As far as the squat "a lot" more, it would depend on your definition of "a lot" is. I will have to find it, but I recall a Ram 2500 6.4L owner, ib516, testing out his 2014's 2500 coil suspension versus his neighbors 2014 3500 CTD using the same 14k lb trailer with a 2,800 pin weight. While both are slightly different in height unloaded, the difference in how much each squat from stock was less than three quarts of an inch from each other with the 2500 going down to 39.8 inches and the 3500 to 40.3 inches loaded. If your definition of a lot is less than 3/4 of an inch then I guess the it does squat a lot.

Yeah, it was ib516 and he did A LOT of really great videos and posts about the 2500 v 3500. I remember the same thing - that the difference in squat was very minimal between the two trucks. I ended up with airbags for towing near my max payload but it had nothing to do with squat. It was more just about stiffening up the hinge between the truck and 5th wheel. The springs on the 2500 are very capable and stiff.

Anyone looking for ib516's posts they should be around the spring of 2014. I picked up my 6.4 2014 in mid-March and I'm thinking he got his about a month later (what don't I know because this is taking up space in my head? :))
 

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Just get the HO with the Aisin. You're clearly buying a truck that exceeds your use requirements, and a 2500 gasser would be more than enough for you, but if you want the biggest and the best, the answer is clear.
 
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