All,
I have a 2011 1500 5.7 4x2 quad cab Lonestar that has a door sticker weight of 6,700 pounds. The truck has 3.55 rear end currently. I use this to tow a 32ft travel trailer about once a month. This last trip I pulled into a CAT scale fully loaded to see how far over my tow limit I was and the numbers are below.
Steer axle = 3,200 lbs
Drive axle = 4,000 lbs
Trailer axle = 8,200 lbs
Gross weight = 15,400 lbs
I do have a WDS hitch as well as the Airlift 1000 installed so the truck doesn't sag a whole lot.
According to the ram website I have a GCW of 14,000 with my gears which puts me over limit by 1,400lbs. If I had the 3.92 I would be under by 100lbs. If I did the 4.10 I'm assuming I'd be under by about 600lbs.
I went and looked at a ton of used 2500 diesel trucks and I just can't afford them. My question is if I do the gear swap to 4.10 is this setup safe to tow with my family in the cab and would it get me through the smokey mountains? TN or Asheville NC area?
I have a 2011 1500 5.7 4x2 quad cab Lonestar that has a door sticker weight of 6,700 pounds. The truck has 3.55 rear end currently. I use this to tow a 32ft travel trailer about once a month. This last trip I pulled into a CAT scale fully loaded to see how far over my tow limit I was and the numbers are below.
Steer axle = 3,200 lbs
Drive axle = 4,000 lbs
Trailer axle = 8,200 lbs
Gross weight = 15,400 lbs
I do have a WDS hitch as well as the Airlift 1000 installed so the truck doesn't sag a whole lot.
According to the ram website I have a GCW of 14,000 with my gears which puts me over limit by 1,400lbs. If I had the 3.92 I would be under by 100lbs. If I did the 4.10 I'm assuming I'd be under by about 600lbs.
I went and looked at a ton of used 2500 diesel trucks and I just can't afford them. My question is if I do the gear swap to 4.10 is this setup safe to tow with my family in the cab and would it get me through the smokey mountains? TN or Asheville NC area?