Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi?
 

Looking to buy a truck to tow my 24ft. race car enclosed trailer. Does anyone know how the Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi's tow? Do they have enough power? If I were to guess, I would say my trailer weighs around 7,000 lbs. with my car in it.


Thanks,
Kevin Clark

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John Dinkle has been using this combo for years, and he has a small slide in Camper on it.

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I switched from a 2011 Dodge 1500 Longhorn 5.7 Hemi to a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 with also the 5.7 Hemi engine. Although I have not towed with the new truck, based on my towing experience with the 1500, I don't see a problem towing 7K lbs.

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Decent tow rig, have pulled with the hemi and Cummings, just don't expect to sail up major hills with the hemi. FYI that a decent sized enclosed steel trailer is typically going to weigh close to 5000 pounds...what are you pulling exactly?

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Don't know about the Hemi, but I pulled at 10K trailer with a 2500 two wheel drive, cummins, automatic and 4.10 gears no problem.

Gears and two vs. four wheel drive would make a big difference.

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My Super stock car weighs 3400 lbs.

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So you actually towed with the 1500 5.7?
How much would you say you were towing?

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Towed a big backhoe with trailer at 7200 lbs with no problem.

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I tow my Hemi NSS Dodge all over the place with an 05 Durango 5.7 Hemi, and it's great. Although I use an open trailer and the total car and trailer is somewhere around 5500 lbs.

But, it has power to just sail up these mountains in Western Pa., I can top them at 75 mph, easy. It also gets terrific gas mileage with the MDS, over 18mpg pulling the trailer.

A friend of mine pulls an NSS 62 Plymouth in an enclosed with a similar setup, and has close to the same results.

Can't beat it.

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I had an 03 Ram 2500 Hemi that towed a 26' enclosed trailer with a 3000lb car with no problem. Only thing i didn't like is the transmission hunting gears. Got a Cummins after that would never go back to a gas engine towing again.

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. 18 mpg towing! Wow, now that's impressive. I gots to get me one of them

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I have owned several 2500 5.7 Hemi trucks
Towed 15,000 Lb 38' Tag all over Div 7

I have a six month old Loaded Single Cab 2500 Hemi with all the towing Goodies
that has towed 14,000 38 Ft.. It has only 9,000 Miles on it and I want $21,500.
Stickered for $38,000. It was at Pomona pulling a 38 Ft with two of our stockers
( went up Baker Grade @ 65 MPH ).

Gas is so cheap compared to Diesel...the difference in Mileage does make up for it.
Empty I get 22 MPH @ 70 MPH!

Check Mopar Towing Guide....Good for 14,350

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We tow all the time with our 1500 (30ft tandem axel)

Never a problem

We just added air bags in the rear coils

Have had 3 of the 1500 dodge Rams with 5.7 hemis

20 on the hi-way not towing 15 around town - of course towing is around 10 unless you are going into a head wind - LMAO

I suggest skipping some of the package "bells and whistles" to keep the price around $30k

Just get what you need

Ron

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There is also a 6.4 Liter Hemi with MDS option for the 2500.

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Anyone have the new 1500 diesel? Close to the same specs as the 5.7.

I have towed with 4 2500 Cummins diesels and 2 1500 5.7's. Set the cruise and never shift with diesels, The down shifting with hemis can be bothersome, but they will pull. Fuel mileage is not as good with 5,7's as the diesels when pulling. All were 4wd.

I had a 98, 02, 05 and a 12 diesel. My hemis were an 11 and now a 14. Best truck was the 05 2500 Cummins diesel. 22 mpg empty, 17 pulling.

If I could do it over, I would still have the 05. Best all around of the bunch!

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Curt Rees

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Curt, I am testing one right now. So far getting 20 mpg in town. Haven't had it on the road yet. Really good driveability. A little different than the Hemi. A little less torque, but seems to carry it further. I have towed a 20 ft boat with a t-top. That pulled well. The one I have is a 4 X 4 Crew. We have never tested one for any time because they all sold. We got some more orders this year.

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Jeff, 1500 diesel is on the bucket list! Sometime this year. I "Hemi on", for now! My normal 500-700 miles a week, gotta' get that cheap gas off the market.....

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Curt Rees

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Bought a 2003 Dodge 3/4 ton, 5.7 Hemi with a 4.10 gear. With a camper and 24 foot Gold Rush trailer it works pretty well. The car is 3500 plus all the tools. Gets 8-9 mpg. I like it.

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One combo that has really been good down here is the new 6.4 truck motor for the 2500/3500. It's the SRT motor with a cam change for big torque. I will look up the specs and compare the two. The market it seems to hit is the former diesel owner because the diesel just stays higher than pump gas. Got the Apache heads, got the small domed pistons with valve reliefs, 10.9 compression (I think the car motor has that) and the dual range intake. The results have been great so far. $1200 option vs diesel. Just new technology.

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http://www.tfltruck.com/2014/10/2014...auntlet-video/

Check out this website with regard to the gasoline 6.4 Rams.

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Do Not try to tow 10,000# with a 1500 series Ram regardless what your told !!! I made the mistake of listening to the sales person, regardless of my past dualies w/Cummings ! My 1500 w/trailering package, gearing,etc ,etc ! What is recommended, I got ! The tires you get are total JUNK, passenger car 20" with ZERO sidewall strength ! They have a small increase in side wall strength ! To solve my problem I sold my trailer and bought a smaller trailer ! Now it is fine ! If I would have bought a different truck my wife would have hurt me real bad ! ..John