QC MC difference?

[Burner]

What is the difference between a QC and a MegaCab 4x4 3500 Dually? I know the cabs are waayyy different but what about the other stuff like GCVW, GVW, springs ect?

 

[JRMora]

Biggest difference is that the QC dually has a 12,200# GVWR. The MC dually has a 10,500# GVWR. With my trailer I'd be well over on GVW. GCWR is the same. I think they are pretty much the same hardware.

 

[Burner]

Why in the world are they different?????????



I copied this from Dodge.com... ...





With 11. 50 Rear Axle and 4. 10 Axle Ratio You Can Tow 16600 lbs

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating(GVWR)=10100

Payload=2858

Curb Weight=7242

Curb WeightFront/Rear=4492/2750

GAWRFront/Rear=5200/6200

Gross Combination Weight Rating(GCWR)=24000





With 4. 10 Axle Ratio You Can Tow 16450 lbs

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating(GVWR)=10100

Payload=2696

Curb Weight=7404

Curb WeightFront/Rear=4505/2899

GAWRFront/Rear=5200/6200

Gross Combination Weight Rating(GCWR)=24000



all I could gather was that the axels/frame were rated the same but the Mega-Cab is 150+ lbs heaver? Please tell me what I'm missing?

 

[JRMora]

unfortunately, the website is giving you the towing and payload capacities for the single wheel vehicles - not the duallies (which is what I believe you were asking about). Since I couldn't get that information ,I am going on what I knew from the earlier MC duallies - the GCWR was the same for both eht QC and the MC, but the GVWR was 1700 # higher (and the payload is also approx 1700# higher) for the Quab Cab versus the Megacab.



Anybody got the latest '08 figures?



I looked at a MC DRW to get a little more room than my QC, but I couldn't give up the payload. My CC has about a 2700# pin weight (and when there are 5 of us, that'd put us way over the GVWR of our truck).



As for the answer to your question, I have no clue why this is. I hope they fix this for '09. I'm really curious what the Megacab Long Bed conversions use for a GVWR? If it's the 10,500 from the MC dually, the payload must only be around 1700-1800 #.



???



Juan