HUH?

[A4Owner]

Looking at a '26 Warlock with the 5.7 and 3.92 rear end...please tell me I either misread or was misquoted by another website that listed the towing capacity at like 6,600 pounds???

Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't a Warlock with even the 3.55 rear end be able to tow like nine grand...and push 11 grand with the 3.92???

Note that I do not own anything in the five figures but I'm just wondering whether this website quoted the weight for the Pentastar V6???

 

[silver billet]

hemi + 3.92 is rated at > 11k
hemi + 3.21 is rated at > 8k

something in the range of 6k does sound like it has the v6.

 

[6of36]

Looking at a '26 Warlock with the 5.7 and 3.92 rear end...please tell me I either misread or was misquoted by another website that listed the towing capacity at like 6,600 pounds???

Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't a Warlock with even the 3.55 rear end be able to tow like nine grand...and push 11 grand with the 3.92???

Note that I do not own anything in the five figures but I'm just wondering whether this website quoted the weight for the Pentastar V6???

Every option on a vehicle effects the towing capacity. My Limited, has about a 2,000 lb towing capacity lower than a Big Horn. Even little things, like the cooled, reclining rear seats, probably add less than 20 pounds, but effect the towing capacity.

 

[John Kloehr]

There is tongue weight, total payload (includes driver, passengers, fuel, even the hitch) plus tongue weight from the trailer. Then GAWR front, GAWR rear, GVWR (truck total) and GCVWR (truck plus trailer).

Need to be square on all of those, a 6600 pound trailer might be right depending on lots of details, equipment the vehicle has or does not have, and sometimes a more powerful engine has a lower rating simply due to more engine weight. The real limit is whichever limit you reach first, no other rating then matters.

A trailer towed on a pintle hitch might be able to be heavier (will reach GCVWR first), but tongue weight at the minimum 10% of trailer might hit the limit at a much lower weight. (many find better towing at 15% on the ball) And do not be afraid to go get your truck weighed, ready to tow, full tank, hitch installed, and driver.

I'm completely skipping a discussion of weight distribution hitches, as that post would be at least three times longer.

 

[6of36]

Another thing that most people don't realize, is brakes. I don't know if Rams have different brakes on different models, except maybe TRXs. However, on Durangos, the standard towing capacity, is 7,400 lbs, but if you get the "tow n go" package, it's 8,700 lbs. That package is Brembo brakes, and a couple other things, that have absolutely nothing to do with towing. It's not just the ability to pull, but the ability to stop.

 

[NorskieRider]

I've noticed that many performance trucks with off-road pretensions have lower tow ratings.
It has been explained to me that the softer, more offroad-oriented rear suspension is the reason.
At least that's what I found when I was researching the Zr2, Raptors, X-31, etc. and why I didn't get one.

 

[mikeru82]

I've noticed that many performance trucks with off-road pretensions have lower tow ratings.
It has been explained to me that the softer, more offroad-oriented rear suspension is the reason.
At least that's what I found when I was researching the Zr2, Raptors, X-31, etc. and why I didn't get one.

That can have an impact but off-road and performance trucks like the TRX and Raptor also tend to weigh more, which directly affect payload and tow rating.