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...