Factory feature codes different from sticker / Hauling water
From : funky trilobyte
Q: 99 ram 2500 cummins 4x4 auto. so i just got my owners manual and im thumbing through the towing chart trying to find what i can tow. according to my door sticker i have a gvwr of 8800 lbs and under the hood the sticker says i have a 3.5 axle ratio plus i have an auto tranny and 4x4. i dont match up anywhere in the chart. so i use dodges online email form to ask what gives and to send me the list of factory-installed options on my truck. i gotta hand it to dodge -- they dont slouch on the technical support. ive sent in 2 questions and got a response in 2 hours each time. so the response was the owners manual did not list the towing for the 3.54 axle. maximum trailer weight would be 9500 lbs. okay im confused. not about his response but the whole axle thing. not about the relation of ratio to power but the actual numbers. under my hood is says dmd 3.5 axle ratio. the report on my vin from dodge says dmdp axle ratio - 3.55. the human response was 3.54. are these all equivalent numbers here also theres some oddities with whats under the hood and what dodge sent me. this is what dc sent my from my vin report relavent codes bgjs brakes - pwr disc/drum rr anti-lock dgb transmission - all 4-speed automatic dhap torque converter - lock-up dhg transfer case-shift-on-the-fly241hd djfs axle - front dana m60/248mm dmdp axle ratio - 3.55 drep axle - rear dana m70/267mm heres whats listed under the hood bgt power brakes-frt disc/rr dgb std duty 4spd auto trans dha cc torque converter dhg transfer case 241 - heav djf 4850# front axle dana 6 dmd 3.5 axle ratio dre rear axle-spicer 70 do the different codes signify the vehicle was modified or do the slightly different codes just mean differences in the computer labeling of some kind if the vehicle *was* modified could someone give me a brief rundown on what was changed are there online references to these codes i couldnt locate them on the dodge site. i was curious if the vehicle had the limited slip differential option. the only code to mention a diff is 5rw delete anti-spin differnential dsa would that be it thanks again. p.s. -- what started this entire thing was me trying to determine how much water i could tow to some rural property no well yet. if anyone has some suggestions on how much water i can safely tow for 20 miles on well-groomed dirt road minimal steep hills elevation climb of about 2000 ft with the last 2 miles being pretty crappy dirt road id be grateful. was thinking of an in-bed tank the kind that sits over the wheel wells to prevent slippage though i imagine that a sturdy tandem trailer would be able to haul much more. .
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From : steve w
well from personal experience of hauling water for my garden. i can tell you that a 275 gallon tank made my old 1980 chevy half ton 350/350 trans drop pretty good. factory suspension and shocks and that 275 gallons would put it almost on the bump stops. still pulled it good and that was on about 4 miles of rough dirt road and then 10 miles of pavement. biggest problem was stopping. the brakes were right at the limit with that much in the back. now my father has a 2003 chevy 2500 4x4 with the 6.0 and automatic short box extended cab and i borrowed it once to haul the same tank over the same dirt road and now on 18 miles of pavement the other way it handles it just fine. it loses about 3 of height when the tank is full and doesnt have any trouble starting/stopping. i would say that 2500 ram should handle 250-300 gallons without a problem. figure about 8.3 pounds per gallon. the 275 weighs about 2300 pounds 300 would be 2500 pounds. -- steve williams near cooperstown ny 99 ram 2500 cummins 4x4 auto. so i just got my owners manual and im thumbing through the towing chart trying to find what i can tow. according to my door sticker i have a gvwr of 8800 lbs and under the hood the sticker says i have a 3.5 axle ratio
From : steve w
are these all equivalent numbers here 3.54/3.55 pretty much same the dana 70 officially is 3.54 if the vehicle *was* modified could someone give me a brief rundown on what was changed nothing was changed 5rw delete anti-spin differnential dsa i read it as a code for deleting the anti spin i have a gvwr of 8800 lbs you weigh your truckyou in it subtract that number from the 8800 pounds the remainder is the amount of weight of tank and water you can carry in the bed without overloading the truck. water weighs approximately 8 pounds per gallon 9500 pounds of trailer weight loaded sounds about right as far as towing capacity. that is the weight of the trailer plus the weight of the water. there is also gross combination weight ratinggcwr which is the total weight of the truck and the weight of the trailer loaded.just guessing might be 18500 some guy recently posted his 3/4 ton cummins 4 by weighed close to 8000 pounds empty so that plus 9500 pounds trailer weight gives you gcwr i have no idea how far the back end of anyones truck goes down translates into weight rating and neither does the guy who posted that drivel the op was asking about if his 2500 could handle carrying a water tank i simply replied that i have carried a 275 in both a 1500 and a 2500 chevy with no problems and over a longer distance than he stated without any problems. since that is what he wanted to do how do you figure i was wrong in telling him that it can be done and it will not hurt the truck. if he wanted me to do the math i would have but he wanted to know if he could or not. -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .
From : redneck tookover hell
are these all equivalent numbers here 3.54/3.55 pretty much same the dana 70 officially is 3.54 if the vehicle *was* modified could someone give me a brief rundown on what was changed nothing was changed 5rw delete anti-spin differnential dsa i read it as a code for deleting the anti spin i have a gvwr of 8800 lbs you weigh your truckyou in it subtract that number from the 8800 pounds the remainder is the amount of weight of tank and water you can carry in the bed without overloading the truck. water weighs approximately 8 pounds per gallon 9500 pounds of trailer weight loaded sounds about right as far as towing capacity. that is the weight of the trailer plus the weight of the water. there is also gross combination weight ratinggcwr which is the total weight of the truck and the weight of the trailer loaded.just guessing might be 18500 some guy recently posted his 3/4 ton cummins 4 by weighed close to 8000 pounds empty so that plus 9500 pounds trailer weight gives you gcwr i have no idea how far the back end of anyones truck goes down translates into weight rating and neither does the guy who posted that drivel politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : redneck tookover hell
the op was asking about if his 2500 could handle carrying a water tank i simply replied that i have carried a 275 in both a 1500 and a 2500 chevy with no problems and over a longer distance than he stated strange i didnt read him asking how far down it moved the ass end of his truck i did read him asking about codes and weights. your drivel contained nothing related to what he asked. except you mentioned water politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .