Towing capacity chart for 2004 Ram 2500?

[bobham]

I'm new here, I'm thinking of buying a 2004 Dodge 2500 4wd truck. I'm trying to find the literature that tells me how much it can tow...officially.

 

[392DevilDog]

Which engine. Hemi or Cummins?

 

[bobham]

Cummins diesel.

 

[bobham]

2004 Dodge 2500 with cummins diesel with regular bed, crew cab. Looking for weights and towing capacities.

 

[Smokeybear01]

Hey Bob, Everyone must be outta town so I'll ask the easy question first--did you check the sticker on the door?

 

[392DevilDog]

Sorry. Forgot all about this.

The GCWR is 23000 for the Cummins. 17000 for the Hemi. (99 percent sure)

So you need the base weight of your truck and then subtract that, passengers/cargo/hitch from the 23000 GCWR and you have your trailer rating. You also need to be sure Pin/tongue weight does not put you over rear GAWR

 

[HemiLonestar]

 

[392DevilDog]

Make that 20000 GCWR...ha. Sorry.

 

[HemiLonestar]

In case anyone wants to look up theirs: http://www.rambodybuilder.com
Caveat: it only goes back to 2004 and the tow charts to 2005, however I would be confident in saying the info is good back to 2003.

 

[bobham]

Hey Bob, Everyone must be outta town so I'll ask the easy question first--did you check the sticker on the door?

Yes, all I see there is the Axle limitations (5200lbs front and 6000lbs back). I also see GVWR of 9,000lbs. I'm thinking that means I can put; a maximum of 5200 lbs on the front axle, or a maximum of 6000 lbs on the back axle. The total of course can't be over 9,000 lbs. However, what I am looking for is the amount of weight it can tow with and without weight distribution? And the amount of tongue weight that can be applied to the truck with and without weight distribution. I'v found info for modern trucks online, but nothing for the older trucks. Does this info not exist?

 

[bobham]

In case anyone wants to look up theirs: http://www.rambodybuilder.com
Caveat: it only goes back to 2004 and the tow charts to 2005, however I would be confident in saying the info is good back to 2003.

I'm having trouble with the link, but I'll try later thanks.

 

[HemiLonestar]

I'm having trouble with the link, but I'll try later thanks.

Which means you blew right by the actual CHART portion I posted for you lol

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[bobham]

Where did you find that chart?

 

[HemiLonestar]

Where did you find that chart?

On the site I linked.

 

[bobham]

I searched the site you linked and couldn't find that information. do you know which tabs you clicked on to find it? Thanks in advance.