You want to check on a couple of things, refer to your build sheet if possible, if your truck came with the heavy tow package (should see that on your window sticker sitting on the lot), your golden, along with the rear-end ratio, 3:92's being the optimal pulling gears. This ratio is limited slip also. Even if you had 3:55's, plenty of power, maybe slightly slower acceleration, (gears being taller), I would think you would still be safe at that weight. My trailer is about 5600#'s loaded, you know it's there, you just have to be reasonable about expected performance, pulls beautiful between 55 to 65 mph. Let the truck pull on it's own and expect to see 10 to 13 mpg, that's real-world numbers for mine, that's with the 3:92 gears. Weight distribution hitch and sway control levels everything, cuts your tongue weight approximately in half. I have the timbren rubber suspension on the rear, they substitute the factory bump stops. They sit about an inch above the rear axle unloaded, any squat is taken up by the rubber stops with a load, greatly relieving your factory springs, also adding roll stability. Combined with your factory trailer-tow, the hemi pulls loads awesome. Good luck with trailer towing!Hey Folks,
Looking to Tow a 6500lb(dry weight) travel trailer with my 2012 Dodge Ram Big Horn. Any thoughts on what to expect or any experiences towing travel trailers with the new edition?
No, you are asking others to do your research for you. Simply looking up your trailer tow rating and reading existing posts would have given you your answer.I am doing research aren't I?
Thanks ChiChi, I guess what I meant to ask was for other peoples expierences.....I'll run it buy you first before I post, seems to be a problem with my wording.No, you are asking others to do your research for you. Simply looking up your trailer tow rating and reading existing posts would have given you your answer.
What??? His tongue weight is only 840lbs, 420lbs with equalizer bars...this is NOT going to make his truck squat excessively and need a bunch of other BS to haul that trailer. I hauled a 10,000lbs enclosed trailer from Little Rock to Maryland with my 2003 1500 Hemi with nothing more than equalizer bars. Sure the 3rd gens used leafs instead of coils, but still, 850lbs of tongue weight is not alot - a bumper hitch can handle that.If you are towing a 6500lb trailer (which you can do just fine), you will notice something profound almost as soon as you set your trailer on your hitch. Your truck will go from raked (the front end lower than the rear), to squatting. Your coil springs will collapse under the weight
He is correct they will collaspe. I just pulled 7200 pounds on my ram and it was sitting down pretty low. I pulled a u-haul auto transport with an SUV loaded up. The pull was easy everything performed great only wish I had bags to level out the truck when loaded like that.What??? His tongue weight is only 840lbs, 420lbs with equalizer bars...this is NOT going to make his truck squat excessively and need a bunch of other BS to haul that trailer. I hauled a 10,000lbs enclosed trailer from Little Rock to Maryland with my 2003 1500 Hemi with nothing more than equalizer bars. Sure the 3rd gens used leafs instead of coils, but still, 850lbs of tongue weight is not alot - a bumper hitch can handle that.
Just wondering if he pic's of my TT showed up ??
I pulled a 5x8 Uhual loaded all the way up for our move. 1000 miles. I have 3.55 gears and it pulled easy - obviously, it's not a heavy trailer. But when I got that trailer loaded up there was noticeable sag in my rear end. I also had maybe 150 - 200 lbs of stuff in the bed. Add 2 people, our 80 lb dog, and tv with other odds and ends in the cab. Like I said, it pulls easy, the HEMI has tons of power. But I was not impressed with the rear suspension.He is correct they will collaspe. I just pulled 7200 pounds on my ram and it was sitting down pretty low. I pulled a u-haul auto transport with an SUV loaded up. The pull was easy everything performed great only wish I had bags to level out the truck when loaded like that.