Rear Air capacities.........

[DonFitzwater]

Anybody want to guess how much weight it takes to make the dash say this?

 

[AH64ID]

A lot!!

5K lbs?

I wonder if the cold has something to do with it too??

 

[DonFitzwater]

A lot!!

5K lbs?

I wonder if the cold has something to do with it too??

No, and I don't think the cold really affects anything........I'll post the weight in a bit. :-laf

 

[NIsaacs]

and I don't think the cold really affects anything........

Yeah? What happens if you stick your tongue on a metal flag pole??:-laf

Maybe 6k?

Nick

 

[gsbrockman]

3,400 lbs +/-

 

[DonFitzwater]

3,400 lbs +/-

And we have a winner! 3450ish is what it took to pop the message.

 

[AH64ID]

That's not very much. I bet the cold effected it somehow.*

 

[DonFitzwater]

Nah, does it inside my 70 degree shop.

 

[DonFitzwater]

3,400 lbs +/-

How did you come up with that number?

 

[gsbrockman]

How did you come up with that number?

I read alot.....and belong to a few other forums.

 

[MudChucker]

7f isn't very cold, likley had little to no impact.

 

[AH64ID]

Much lower than anticipated considering the rated payload of some of the 2500's.*

 

[SnoKing]

RAM has drawn a distinct line between the 2500 and 3500 SRW. No longer is it just a leaf count or leaf thickness difference. We now have coils vs leaf and lighter duty air vs HD air/leaf. SNOKING

 

[NIsaacs]

And we have a winner! 3450ish is what it took to pop the message.

Here is a similar thread about the weight capacity of the air bag system, some seem to haul way over this amount without a caution read out.....

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/showthread.php?256552&p=2486224#post2486224

Nick

 

[Ram4Sam]

I read alot.....and belong to a few other forums.

:-laf Even a blind dog finds a bone once in a while.....:-laf
Sam

 

[Cummins12V98]

Adding 3,400# to a rear axle of a 2500 must put it at or over it's RAWR???

 

[NIsaacs]

Adding 3,400# to a rear axle of a 2500 must put it at or over it's RAWR???

I missed the 2500 part, just assumed it was an air ride dually

Nick

 

[AH64ID]

While there aren't many there are some 2500's with more than 3400lbs between curb weight and RAWR.

Also, depending on how it's loaded, 3400 lbs in the bed could put more, or less, than 3400 lbs on the rear axle.

It seems like the 2500 air system is inadequate. I wonder if there is a way to reprogram it, or to increase the nitrogen precharge to gain a little more fill in the bags when needed.

 

[gsbrockman]

:-laf Even a blind dog finds a bone once in a while.....:-laf
Sam

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[gsbrockman]

I missed the 2500 part, just assumed it was an air ride dually

Nick

We all know how that breaks down.... :-laf