SRW 3500 in 2001?

[SmokinJoe]

Hi All,

I thought in 2001 I could have ordered a 3500 that was a SRW. Is there anyway to confirm this?

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Cummins12V98]

No but basically the 2500 SRW camper package is a 3500. Maybe someone else can correct the details.

 

[BigPapa]

‘03 was the first year for a SRW 3500.

 

[NIsaacs]

1st gen and 3rd gen, no 2nd gen.

 

[william fenton]

1st gen and 3rd gen, no 2nd gen.

They might not have offered a 2nd gen 3500 2 RWD option, but it is a pretty simple process to convert it.
Recently converted my '01. Was going to do the body work on the bed, but decided it was too much work and opted to swap it out for the flatbed. If you search Youtube there's a great video that walks you thru the conversion.

 

[Cummins12V98]

William what did you do to make it a 3500?

 

[petersonj]

The budget 3500 conversion,

- John

 

[GAmes]

I converted mine to a 5500 about 20 years ago. That was before Dodge started making 5500s. The only person I fooled was a Dodge mechanic who had performed the recall on the throttle linkage. When he came out to the waiting room he said he had never seen a 5500 before. I said "Really? I bought it here. It's a prototype to see if there is a market for them. Only 200 were made. The gauges are stock and the engine has been upgraded to 300 HP". Laughed all the way home.

 

[SnoKing]

No but basically the 2500 SRW camper package is a 3500. Maybe someone else can correct the details.

Autos had Dana 70's out back, manuals had Dana 80's out back. Both had 60's up front.

2001.5 rear spring pack. It would carry a load very well.

 

[Wiredawg]

I owned a 2000 2nd Gen 2500 4x4 QC LB 6spd 4,10 with the camper package. I towed an 18K Lb triple axle Travel Supreme. It could have easily passed as a SRW 3500 IMHO.

 

[NIsaacs]

I guess my '01 2500 is a 3500 SRW because the springs are bigger than yours

 

[SnoKing]

I guess my '01 2500 is a 3500 SRW because the springs are bigger than yours

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But narrower I believe and thinner. I have seen that spring pack setup before. Both setups had the same load rating!

 

[NIsaacs]

William what did you do to make it a 3500?

Good question. Since Dodge never built a 3500 SRW 2nd gen, how do you build one? I see a lot of dually conversions but not SRW's.

 

[GAmes]

Hi All,

I thought in 2001 I could have ordered a 3500 that was a SRW. Is there anyway to confirm this?

Read the history. https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.genosgarage.com/downloads/TechPDF/TDRBG.pdf

 

[william fenton]

Good question. Since Dodge never built a 3500 SRW 2nd gen, how do you build one? I see a lot of dually conversions but not SRW's.

if you use this,
, as a guide, you'll make it happen. Only thing you'll need is a different set of wheels.

 

[NIsaacs]

Okay, you singled out a dually. Should be a genuine 3500 SRW I assumed you converted a 2500. Nice bed.

 

[BigPapa]

I assumed you converted a 2500.

Me, too......

 

[GAmes]

It looks like a downgraded 3500 with a weird looking rear end to me.

 

[Extreme1]

FYI - 3500 automatics had Dana 80 rear ends, the automatic/manual for an 80 was just on the 2500's. The tricky part is the front, the dually hubs (wheel bearing) before '2000 or so had a different pilot diameter than the SRW front hubs did. The later hub/bearing pilot diameters are the same between DRW & SRW.