Traded my '16 1500 for a '18 2500 cummins

[HEMIsphere05]

Wanted some more payload and towing capability. The diesel is a little over kill for my needs but I've always wanted the diesel. So stoked. It's a 2018 brand new tradesman 4x4 6.7L.

 

[Toddbigboytruck]

Congratulations. I have a dum question are they on the same frame?

 

[HEMIsphere05]

Congratulations. I have a dum question are they on the same frame?

I dont know if the frame is identical(I dont think they are) but the 2500 has a beefier suspension to handle the higher weight and the engine is obviously more powerful 800 foot pounds vs the hemi is about 400

 

[GsRAM]

Very nice! Congrats! 2500 is so much more truck in so many ways. I still love mine as much as I did day one....going on 3 years this December.

Great choice! You'll love it!

 

[MADDOG]

Nice upgrade.

 

[16RamHemi]

is the truck bigger? does it feel like you are driving a bigger truck?

 

[Gr8bawana]

Congrats on the new truck! It is identical to the 2017 I bought a month ago. I've only put about 1000 miles on it so far but it drives like a dream compared to my lifted '97 1500 4x4 with the 5.9 gasser. Seems to have power out the ying-yang to spare.
I still have the 1500 with 297,000+ miles on it and it still runs pretty darn good with the original engine and trans.

 

[22hemi13]

2500 to 1500. Only thing they share are interiors and the cab. Well and the 6.4 bed, actual headlights. But you get the idea there’s different. We have a 2500 and a 1500. We call the 1500 our car

 

[HEMIsphere05]

is the truck bigger? does it feel like you are driving a bigger truck?

It is bigger and definitely feels like a larger truck when you drive it. I'm starting to get used to the size now after 115 miles. I do miss the parking sensors I had on the 1500.

 

[16RamHemi]

It is bigger and definitely feels like a larger truck when you drive it. I'm starting to get used to the size now after 115 miles. I do miss the parking sensors I had on the 1500.

appreciate the feedback. thats what i thought. i love the big trucks and i would love having the space of a mega cab. but man parking that beast would be a chore. the 4" extra in the new 19s is a good compromise. right now i just have 2 car seats in my crew cab which is a huuuggeee improvement over the quad cab