Factory ordering a 2023 Ram 3500

[jejb]

I thought the rear floor was flat in my 22. I'll have to fold the seats up and look. I leave them folded down pretty much all the time. And I have the front buckets with full console, so the tranny hump is pretty well hidden.

 

[jejb]

Not many people cruise around in 3/4 ton & heavier trucks

I sure don't. But a lot of folks do, from reading the truck forums. Not everyone can afford that extra vehicle so they can leave their puller parked between uses.

 

[06 Dodge]

The humps are because the cabs are the old style not like the 5th gen 1500s. The passenger side and rear of the 1500's are flat. In the 2500 and 3500 they have big humps because they use the 4th gen chassis. I saw they were Ford dealers too. My nephew works at Ford building vans so I can use his A plan. I assume that plan is the same at any dealer, but I will get a quote just to be sure. My local Ford quoted me 71k for a Lariat 350 SRW with nearly all the options and Godzilla engine. Maybe they can do better. I sent my Ram build off to them, now I am waiting to hear back.

In my 2022 2500 BH the only hump in the back floor is the one for the drive line the rest is flat...

 

[jejb]

In my 2022 2500 BH the only hump in the back floor is the one for the drive line the rest is flat...

I looked at mine yesterday. There is no hump in the back seat area. Where the front center console ends, the hump ends. It is a 22 2500 Limited Longhorn Megacab 4x4.

 

[toddmakesamove]

I drive a '22 one-ton SRW daily in the metropolis/city. I get 9-12 mpg depending, if Im flooring it or not. I get 14-18 mpg driving on the HWY, but I drive 75+ mostly. It can be bouncy (is the word I'd use) on terrible roads. I drove a supercar daily, so it's no different to me as far as harshness. Like my - former - STi I jump or blaze over all normal obstacles & hazards, but I get to also go over curbs in the 3500.

I dislike 1500s now and wouldn't ever own a non-HD truck again. When I was optioning a 2500, I was adding tow-hooks, locking differential, and couple of other options to make it more HD - which made it $200 less than a 3500. Therefore, I got all that and significantly more payload with the 3500 for a little more. Firstly, I was advised (here), because of payload, to get the 3500; however, I did have to research for myself, and they were 110% right.

I put two 4K loads of large rocks on a crate in the bed of my truck. I don't think it squatted at all, but if it did it was less than .25 of an inch. I got 9 mpg driving carefully home - all stop and go city. Its ride was smooth as butter under payload.

I have a Z06 and just got a new KLR650. Incredible gas mileage on both of them, but I always want to drive the "Big Easy" truck. I drive a one-ton daily and have other great options. I don't care about an extra few miles per gallon of a 1500 or the 1-2 a 3/4 ton would give.

At first, I didn't understand what all the harshness was about on the 3500. It took a pretty terrible section of road to understand what others were saying. YMMV.

 

[jimmyfjk]

not sure about 2500 or 1500 models but Ram has ended being able to order a new 2023 3500. You will have to find one on a lot if you can.