Will power wagon parts fit on a 2500 laramie or big horn?

[jon0m0berry]

So chances are I'll be looking at getting a 5th gen 2500 within a year or so. I absolutely love the looks fo the power wagon. But seeing how my 1500 has better payload and towing, and that's why I'm considering upgrading is to get more payload. I was wondering if it's possible to get the front and rear exterior parts along with the wheels/tires, to fit on a laramie or bighorn. So my goal is to have a truck that looks like a power wagon but performs like a normal 2500 truck in terms of payload and towing. I'm sure it should work but maybe there's something I'm unaware of that would have to happen to make it work. I've tried looking online but keep only finding things about 4th gen to 5th gen conversions or putting the power wagon suspension on a normal truck. Any insite is appriciated.

 

[mtnrider]

A power wagon is just a 2500 with softer suspension (hence the lower payload), locking differentials, sway bar disconnect and a winch, other then that its the same truck.

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[Ostie82]

Have you looked into the 2500 Rebel? Looks similar to the PW but has the higher payload and towing your after.

 

[CanRebel]

So chances are I'll be looking at getting a 5th gen 2500 within a year or so. I absolutely love the looks fo the power wagon. But seeing how my 1500 has better payload and towing, and that's why I'm considering upgrading is to get more payload. I was wondering if it's possible to get the front and rear exterior parts along with the wheels/tires, to fit on a laramie or bighorn. So my goal is to have a truck that looks like a power wagon but performs like a normal 2500 truck in terms of payload and towing. I'm sure it should work but maybe there's something I'm unaware of that would have to happen to make it work. I've tried looking online but keep only finding things about 4th gen to 5th gen conversions or putting the power wagon suspension on a normal truck. Any insite is appriciated.

Legally you can't just change payload by changing the parts. If you don't care about that part. Then you can.

 

[Tulecreeper]

Legally you can't just change payload by changing the parts. If you don't care about that part. Then you can.

You beat me to it. After swapping parts, the entire rig would need to be recertified and I have no clue where a person would get that done. I have never heard of anyone doing that.

 

[Docwagon1776]

I was wondering if it's possible to get the front and rear exterior parts along with the wheels/tires, to fit on a laramie or bighorn. So my goal is to have a truck that looks like a power wagon but performs like a normal 2500 truck in terms of payload and towing.

Like the winch bumper and fender flares? Sure, as others have mentioned the PW body is the exact same. The difference in appearance is primarily the decal/paint differences. There are some colors you can get the PW in that you can't get a non-PW in for that particular model year, for example.

 

[CanRebel]

You beat me to it. After swapping parts, the entire rig would need to be recertified and I have no clue where a person would get that done. I have never heard of anyone doing that.

Trucking company I work for use to do it. before we switched from Ram to Ford. We would change few 2500's to 3500's.
This is in Canada, but process is about the same in US. You either have Approved company do the work and cert. or you do the work and they just test/issue cert.
Don't remember the exact cost anymore, but wasn't much.

The OP wants to do reverse, if I reading correctly. He wants to take 2500 and turn it into PW. Depending on what he does, he would lower this payload. It wouldn't stay the same.
As he mentioned wheel/tires as an example, would decrease his payload.

 

[jon0m0berry]

Have you looked into the 2500 Rebel? Looks similar to the PW but has the higher payload and towing your after.

I did notice that. But then saw the 70k$ starting price lol I'm sure a used 2019+ laramie with getting the correct parts would be cheaper.

 

[jon0m0berry]

Legally you can't just change payload by changing the parts. If you don't care about that part. Then you can

I never said anything about changing payload. I said get a laramie that already has the better payload, but is it possible to change the exterior parts to make it look like a power wagon.

 

[jon0m0berry]

You beat me to it. After swapping parts, the entire rig would need to be recertified and I have no clue where a person would get that done. I have never heard of anyone doing that.

I never said I wanted to do what you guys are talking about. I'm aware changing bumpers doesn't change payload. My original post only mentioned exterior parts like bumpers, grills wheels/tires etc...

 

[jon0m0berry]

Trucking company I work for use to do it. before we switched from Ram to Ford. We would change few 2500's to 3500's.
This is in Canada, but process is about the same in US. You either have Approved company do the work and cert. or you do the work and they just test/issue cert.
Don't remember the exact cost anymore, but wasn't much.

The OP wants to do reverse, if I reading correctly. He wants to take 2500 and turn it into PW. Depending on what he does, he would lower this payload. It wouldn't stay the same.
As he mentioned wheel/tires as an example, would decrease his payload.

No. I dont want to TURN a laramie into a power wagon. I want to see if it possible to make a laramie LOOK like a power wagon. I know if, let's say the wheels and tires of a power wagon are like 20lbs more then that would lower payload 20lbs. But I'm not worried about a little bit. Most trucks I'm looking into have roughly 3000lb of payload.

 

[jon0m0berry]

I just want to reiterate what im asking. Several people have taken what I asked the complete wrong way. I'm not looking at changing anything that would severely change the payload rating. I know if the tires weight 20lbs more, bumper 10lbs more that those would decrease payload 30lb right there. But I can't imagine the parts to make a laramie LOOK like a power wagon would be a whole lot. Again. I'm just wondering if the EXTERIOR parts of a power wagon would be a direct fit to a laramie, or are there other things that would prevent them from being added?

 

[Bike_Pilot]

Yes it would be easy to do. It's just a front bumper, winch, tires, wheels and fender flares. If you skip the winch it's cheap and can be done in a day easily.

You may want to look into a 3500. The leaf springs rear suspension handles weight a lot better than the 2500s coil springs.

 

[jon0m0berry]

Yes it would be easy to do. It's just a front bumper, winch, tires, wheels and fender flares. If you skip the winch it's cheap and can be done in a day easily.

You may want to look into a 3500. The leaf springs rear suspension handles weight a lot better than the 2500s coil springs.

That's what I was thinking that it should be a direct swap. A 2500 is more than capable of doing what I want to do, but if a 3500 pops up that's comparable in features and same price ide consider it.

 

[gtomike60]

If you're getting a diesel,the winch won't fit due to the intercooler taking up that space,but everything else is a simple swap

 

[mtnrider]

Slap a Power Wagon sticker on the side of it and be done with it, most people won't know the difference.

But to answer your question, all the parts of a PW are compatible with the truck you are looking at. The wheels, stickers, and black fender flares are going to be the biggest cosmetic items that will make it look like a PW.

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[Down the Tubes]

If you get a diesel, I think the AEV bumper will allow you to fit a winch
They also have a brush guard and intercooler skid plate

The brush guard only fits 2019+ trucks
Not sure about the skid plate

 

[Travelin Ram]

Since the OP is considering this course to maximize payload and towing, a diesel in a 2500 would be sub-optimal. The engine weight detracts from that.

If a diesel is desired, or maximums are important, a 3500 SRW would be the way to go.