Juvenator93
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- Ram Year
- 2015
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- Hemi 5.7
I know what I said ? I said their is no way it has 6900# axles, and I was right. I suspected 6k axles , but no way 6900, a base model Pw has a base curb weight of about 7400 pounds with a tank of gas. That makes more sense for the gvwr and payload capacity, it weighs about 2k more than a half ton, and has about 2k heavier axles. Now the math makes sense, it makes no sense to have a ratio like that on a 3/4 ton, if it did, the payload capacity would be quite a bit higher. Also , as I said the half ton has a combined axle rating of 7800 pounds but a gvwr of only 6900 that's 900 pounds less than combined axle carrying power, and its NOT do to springs, I suspect the same from the power wagon, but even more to combat the same ratio. That means it has a combined axle rating of 12400, less (x) comes out to 8500# gvwr, with the truck Weighing 7k# dry that leave it with 1500 pounds of payload. Adding heavier springs won't increase the gvwr nor will it increase the payload capacity. At least, that's what dodge says. I figured though, it should in theory have a much much higher gvwr AND payload by adding springs and bags, it has combined 12400 pound axles, same goes for the half ton.
My truck is a 15 2500 with the 5.7/4.10 combo. And is as fallows:
GVWR: 9,000
Max Payload: 2,370
Max Towing: 13,200
GCVW 20,300
Pretty sure I have a higher payload and towing cause I don't have the soft rear coils of a PW.
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