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Good day. I have a 4” riser tow ball. It offsets the 4” suspension drop, which seems to be about the right level height for my boat trailer behind the tundra.
How does that go? That's a big boat for a short wheelbase.
Works very well and no spinning at the ramp.
Nice, I was thinking it might sway and pull on the highway.
Rated for 6200/7200 depending on the engine (with the tow package) which has a bunch of tow features. I tow the 252SE with the Jeep GC - although I am right at the weight limit, I have never experienced any sway or stability issues at all. Remember the SAE tow standards that all manufacturers must follow when providing a tow rating account for wheelbase through their testing which includes stability and sway response.
Excellent! Presume you have the HD tranny and larger fuel tank?Our new 2022 RAM finally arrived. We need it for hauling other stuff so now we'll use it for towing the boat too. With the 5.7L and 3.92 gears, she's rated to pull over 11k. The SUV could pull the boat fine, but with the RAM I can barely tell there's 5k back there.
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Yeah she has the 3.92 gears, class IV hitch, brake controller, etc. Didn't get the larger tank or 22" wheels...no need for us.
OH man, you ALWAYS want the larger tank. It's sooooooooooo nice. I love being able to drive my truck 700 miles and not need to fill up. Makes for an amazing road trip vehicle. I've yet to tow really long distances, but it would be nice to not have to stop every 1.5-2 hrs to fill up. When I drive to my buddies lake house it's about a 2 hour drive each way. I make it there and back on one tank and can still drive around town the next week without filling up.
We don't drive long distances very often so the range isn't an issue for us. And at $6 a gallon, it'll seem to hurt less when filling up.
My buddy gives me shit all the time for topping off my tank every week as I'm not taking advantage of the larger tank. I drive roughly 70-120 miles a week and always fill it up. However, I drive a fuck ton throughout the year outside of normal around town. I put roughly 20k a year on my truck traveling and that's when the larger tank is really awesome. We drive to FL at least once a year, without the boat.We don't drive long distances very often so the range isn't an issue for us. And at $6 a gallon, it'll seem to hurt less when filling up.