Moved up to a Hemi

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Rick R

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I'm glad to have found this forum. I was a biker for over 40 years and enjoyed several motorcycle forums. I've been a Dodge truck owner for a long time, owning a full sized pickup back in the '80s. Since then I've owned several 6cyl Dakotas. I moved up to an '09 1500 4.7 flex fuel when we bought a travel trailer. We travelled cross country to visit several National Parks in the west and one trip to Florida, along with several shorter trips. Our 4.7 struggled, but always came through. We bought a new trailer this spring and made a trip to Florida, vowing to look for a more powerful truck to make the going a bit easier. We found a great deal on a 2015 1500 5.7 Hemi and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
Unfortunately, it did not have a trailer brake control and after much research, I had to settle for a dealer installed module for $450. We're all set, now for another long adventure. I'm looking forward to a long relationship with all of you Ram lovers.
 

MADDOG

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Congratulations on your upgrade.

Safe travels!
 

BiGMERF

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awesome... at some point down the road... i want to do the same with my wife at some point
 

PoMansRam

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Congrats on the new to you truck!

What differential gear ratio does your Ram have? Reason I ask is, if the 3.21's, even a Hemi with 3.21s has a ridiculously low tow rating recommendation of something like ~4200 lbs.
 

Ramm5.7

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Hello and :welcome: to the house!!
 

Wahrsuul

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Welcome. My first '09 was a 4.7 4x4, but I never towed with it so I can't say how good it was. What kind of TT are you pulling?
 
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