jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> "Mr. Plow" <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> : Now i'm looking in this direction:
> : '02 Ram 1500
> : 4x4
> : Club/Quad cab
> : 360 Engine
>
> : They usually came with the 9.25 rear end right?
>
>
> At some point, they switched to the rears they are currently
> using - "American" or something along those lines? I'm not sure
> when that was though. (I'm too lazy/busy to do a web search right
> now.) ;-)
>
>
> : Did the "offroad" packaged
> : ones come with the 3.92 gears and larger 10.25 axle?
>
>
> Just going from memory here, but I *think* the offroad package
> automatically bumped you all the way up to 4.10s. I don't recall
> hearing anything about a bigger rear, but I could be wrong about that.
> Say, isn't Tom's Ram an Offroad version? If so I'm sure we'll hear
> from him in a bit and he can set us straight.
>
Yes I do have the coveted factory offroad package. 4.10 gears in an LSD
9.25 axle. All the specs are on my web site if you are interested.
If you are getting a full size instead, Adam... go with a 2500 360 gas.
You arn't going to see THAT much worse in fuel economy than a 1500
with the same engine. The 360s in these trucks seem to get about
12-13MPG in town and slightly better highway, no matter how you drive them.
I have a 7000LB tow rating on the Ram, made possible by the 4.10 gears
and the HD service/cooling package that came standard. A 2500 should
have that stuff factory, save for the gears. Unless you can find one
optioned with the 4.10s - they are not common in half tons.
My Ram does NOT do very well towing. But I blame that on how I have
modified it. Tall tires, and coil spacers on top of a factory lift =
bad for towing. Plus I was running over my GVWR. Plus those freakin
Uhaul car haulers are crap. When I towed the 1995 Dak home, it was with
a beat up trailor with mismatched tires that I borrowed from the guy who
sold me the truck... and it towed so much better than Uhauls.
However Walt has said numerous times that his 1996 Dak tows his 1988 a
lot better than the Ram!
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