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HDGoose

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I was installing my bug deflector and my magnet work light wouldn't stick to the hood. Its not metal on my 2020 RAM 3500 Tradesman.

I was kinda surprised at first. Then I understood it's part of the weight management. It's still about a 8000 pound truck.
 

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Aluminum hoods I am good with. I want steel everywhere else where it counts.
 

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Yep, a magnet won't stick to aluminum. Nothing wrong with it.
 

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I was installing my bug deflector and my magnet work light wouldn't stick to the hood. Its not metal on my 2020 RAM 3500 Tradesman.

I was kinda surprised at first. Then I understood it's part of the weight management. It's still about a 8000 pound truck.
Drive it in a heavy side wind and you'd swear it was plastic, the way it dances around!
 
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Well now I've weighed myvteuck. 9100 with me in the cab and full tank of fuel.
 

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They must be. Very light. Much lighter than the older rams.
I'm almost positive they're still steel, but they are certainly lighter than the tailgate my 2016 1500 had. I only heard that the hood is aluminum and they used more high strength steel in the frame to make the truck about 146 pounds lighter than the equivalent 2018.
 

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My 2018 CC 6.4L Outdoorsman weighed right around 7000 with 1/2 tank of fuel and nobody in it. I have the weigh slip in my truck but it was real close to that. Can't remember the exact number though. It was actually about 7250 with me in it but I didn't want to tell everyone I weigh 270....lol
 

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I'm almost positive they're still steel, but they are certainly lighter than the tailgate my 2016 1500 had. I only heard that the hood is aluminum and they used more high strength steel in the frame to make the truck about 146 pounds lighter than the equivalent 2018.


Well I tested the tailgate today definitely steel but I have no idea how they made it so light.

Aluminum rib structure steel outer skin maybe?
 

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I was a little surprised as well with the aluminum hood on my 2013 after moving from a 1995. As for the tailgate, it does feel lighter when I open and close it, but when I removed it once, it sure felt heavy.
 
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I'm not sure about the tailgate weight. One of the first things I ordered for my new truck was a Deezee tailgate damper. I had one on my 2013 RAM 2500 also. I'm spoiled.

After looking at the higher end trucks, I do not know what is really gained by spending another 12-20k on the other models. My Tradesman is outfitted nicely.
 

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I looked at the DeeZee damper and found I had provisions behind the rear tail light for the factory damper. $25 later I have a factory equipped tailgate damper installed.

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