2002 dodge ram 1500 gvwr Videos

+S Topper Yes it will. There are few hitches that fit that truck, check them out here: //www.curtmfg.com/HitchLookup/find?mount=Rear+Mount&year=2015&make=Ram&model=1500&style=Except+with+Factory+Receiver

+Rick Wilson Please call our technical support team at 800.798.0813 to get a detailed answer for your 2014 Dodge RAM.

+Randy Corle  The weight carrying capacity of this specific Class 3 hitch is 6,000 lbs. You've estimated 5,300 lbs. total trailer weight.  We recommend finding out the exact weight of your '57 Chevy and the trailer to make sure you do not exceed the capacity.  Alternatively, you could upgrade your hitch to either the CURT #14374 Class 4 hitch rated for 10,000 lbs., or the Curt #15572 Class 5 hitch rated at 15,000 lbs.  Hope this helps, always tow safely!  

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would that be the same as if there was a stock hitch already on the truck?

Usually between 65 and 67.

+David TurnerOh you have the 5spd auto..gotcha.  Well that makes sense for the MPG you received.    I dont know if my 6spd will do much better.  I sometimes wish i got the 8spd, but im very happy so far.

I usually play around a bit with the overdirve.  Use it down hills and not on the flats or uphill.  This summer I pulled the camper from the Canadian border to Ocean City Maryland about 500 miles.  Mostly interstate driving and kept my speeds between 60 and 65.  I averaged 6.5 MPG both down and back.  The Hemi with the 5 speed tranny just does not do well on the MPG's towing.  I have a friend who has the Hemi with the new 8 speed and he is getting 9.5 to 10 towing his camper and 21 to 22 on the interstate.Without the trailer on the interstate I get between 17.5 and 19.5 depending on hills.

I was thinking the same thing my ideal truck would be a 2500 diesel but in reality I don't need that much truck I have been giving it some thought as well about that ecodiesel it would be plenty of truck for me and I believe it's suppose to get around 25 mpg

I use regular grade.  Mileage suffers in the winter I get about what you do 14 to 16 mpg's.  I have 38000 miles on it now.  I love the sound of the truck and the way it rides.  I use it mostly for towing.  I'm considering the new ecodiesel but I'm waiting for somemore tests on towing mileage to see if it is worth the extra cost. 

By the way great video I want to go to hilton head,SC it will be a 850 mile trip with me my wife and three year old son but my wife wants to take the Chrysler town and country I would like to hear my hemi pull up the hills but she wants to take the mini van lol

No problems towing at all.  Climbs hills well and can hold 60-65 on the highway without a problem.

+David SandersYeah. I own a 14 which is when they came out with this radius arm re-work. Basically copied the way ford has done theirs for a while. I think it's in an efford to increase the life of the front end parts and improve the geometry.Not a fan of the way the things kinda hang down but, if you look at aftermarket suspension manufacturers like Carli, if you have an older 4 link front end, they generally convert it to a longtravel radius arm. And those guys know what they're doing.

+Ray K ok thanks man I was confused for a second lol

+David Sanders It's the radius arm connection point. The point where it connects to the axle is massive. It just stands out more due to lack of pumpkin.

My 01' and 05' were not modded. In my 06' I tried the "Quadzilla" and my EGT's were sky high so I removed it immediately. Other than that I have left them all stock, with the exception off adding intakes. I like the sound the intake gives off when the turbo spools up and it really woke up the exhaust brake on the 15' I have now.

Were your previous CTD's modified engine wise any? If so, what'd you change?I think when my warranty is up I'm going to look into emissions intact tuning through EFI live. I have spoken to several people who've had good results with mild tow tunes. Namely a slight mpg gain along with some added power.We'll see when the time comes I suppose.

I have thought "very briefly" about deleting my truck. It only has 10k miles on it and I have had it almost one year. It will cost over 2k to delete everything properly and on top of that if anything major fails on the truck (fuel pump, lift pump, injector, etc) the dealership will tell you to kick rock because they will not cover it.Somebody I talked to brought up a good point. Whey mess with it, you have a 5/100k powertrain warranty. Plus Cummins put millions designing these engines so why would they give it that type of warranty if they did not have faith in their product. Another thing is, if I were to do the deletes, I would gain maybe 2 mpg, which sounds good but it would take forever to make my money back on 2k + dollars.I almost bought a GMC Duramax, but I could not beat the deal on my Ram. 42k or 55k for the GMC. I would have been happy with both, but I love my Ram. This is the 4th Ram 2500 I have owned with the CTD. Never have had a problem with one of them.

+Carlos HerreraFunny you mention that. One of MY co-workers bought a 15 DRW duramax at the beginning of last year. He was complaining about the mileage from the get-go. He was getting 12mpg empty in ideal conditions.I Had a 2009 Duramax and it was pretty good on fuel, so I told him that was not normal especially with a truck with DEF. So he decides to delete it against my advice to wait it out, and actually got his mileage back sold all his dpf and emissions equip.So about about 3 months ago we learned in advance that new government standards in our area are going to mandate that 1 ton trucks (which have to undergo safety inspections every year where i live) must now be checked for emissions equipment or fail the inspection. And if you fail... no insurance.So he traded in a brand new beautiful 15 gmc for a brand new 15 cummins 6.7HO. A costly decision, but replacing the emissions in the duramax was quoted to him for 10k. Ouch.

I think the biggest thing that changed was the addition of UREA. Using the UREA causes the engine to go into "Regen" a lot less than the old model 6.7. I'm sure they did some more updates as well but that is the biggest one I can think of. I live at 7,000' elevation here in NM and the best I can average about 19-20 mpg depending on the wind that day. I'm pretty sure if I lived at sea level I could average about 20-22 mpg.One of my co-workers just bought a 2015 F-250 Powerstroke Platinum. It's a beautiful truck, but he is only averaging 11 mpg. That Sucks!!!

+Carlos Herrera I had an 08 6.7 before this and whatever they did between that year and my 2014 upped the mileage by a good 4mpg. My 08 would get 18 at best and i'm seeing upwards of 22 with this one.And yeah, I think in the video they're literally reading you the window msrp. Nobody (that i'm aware of) pays that.Mine is a 2014 Laramie Limited. Has everything. Window sticker price was 80 grand.... no way I'd pay that for a truck. Bought it at year end for 50 and change.

+Carlos Herrera meant 18-22 mpg not mph!!! (My bad)

+Daniel Deel (Theunown) 10,000lbft torque????? ROFLMAO!!! :D :D

That's my point. Would it not be a more accurate measurement of a truck's towing capability to do a test like this one at or near sea level?

+METALITHrevetments It would have been nice if they had the boost screen up so we could see the PSI. The Cummins is only going to lose half what a gas engine loses as it goes up in altitude.