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Did the front view camera work off road or did it just turn off automatically?

I was thinking of the camera while towing on the highways and byways...not just parking. The 2500 has cameras in the mirrors, the GMC/Chevy have that plus a wireless trailer camera that they string together for a transparent trailer view. All the pictures of it I've seen have been on their 8"...

Did you follow the manual for setting up the WDH? It says to put it in jack mode, measure the front fender height, put the tongue on the ball, then adjust the bars until the front drops 2/3rds of the distance it went up. and the movement side-to-side is even. Then go back to the appropriate air...

Newer trailer than mine! I like the entry door and the LED taillights. What sort of locks are those? Mine just padlocks. No rear camera? However, that looks about the same length or longer than mine. It probably nears 4500-5000# empty. Aren't you way over the weight for no WDH? Have you...

The OEM LT275/65-18 Load Range C tires are only 2535@50psi. 38psi should equal about 2090#, which is equal to 2300# for an SL/XL/Reinforced tire. Bigger tires add maybe 10%-20% max to that.; 295/65-20LT would probably be around 31psi at that load capacity. However, that is for 3900/4100...

Is This The Future Of Trucks? We Put Rear Wheel Steering Through a Battery of Tests!

I have a Hensley, towing a 26' car hauler box. It was day and night, especially with the high retaining wall on I-476 in PA (I did that a lot before PA-33 was rebuilt. ) IMHO, well worth the extra $$$.

Asphalt, bitumen, concrete. Two-lane roads and superhighways. Normal LT tires have specs to 35psi, with many meeting Ram max capacity in the 35-40psi range. Floatation tires are rated to 25psi. They typically drop 170-200lb in capacity per 5psi. Curb weight for a Ram is typically 5400-6000lb...

Off roading comes in many flavors. The closest any truck comes to being equipped from the factory is the Ford Raptor. And it isn't a Ranger with 3-link rear. Or a Wrangler with long arm suspension. The truck in the video had a 6" Fabtech lift kit and 35" or 37" tires. The other way to do that...

Tight and the 18" wheels only fit with -12 offset or greater negative offset. I wanted to use 18" to get the extra tire height...but not a -12. They have a new 20" wheel coming out in a couple of months though.

In discussing whether a specific wheel and tire size fit it seems the analysis is always done on an empty or near-empty truck that is parked. Isn't what counts is whether it will have interference when it is at full bump against the bump rubbers/jounce stops and at full lock right/left in front...

How low do you folks go on regular roads? Presumably, your likely large than OE Load Range E tires would handle an unloaded Ram 1500 at 30-35psi or less. Even Rebel OE tires (275/70-18) are rated a max rear GAWR at 35psi. In typical conditions, rear load may be 1000#-1500# less.

Since I am towing, I'd like to end up with a wheel/tire combo that has close to (or over) 2500# per wheel. Can someone verify what the OE wheels are rated at?

Blizzak DM-V2 https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+DM-V2

Could be worse...lok at the sizes.

While I am a fan of the Hensley and ProPride hitches at $2500 or so I can understand why everyone isn't using one. Or at least almost understand...they are like towing with a 5th wheel, at least for sway (horizontal forces). However, has anyone tried the Reese Dual Cam? Compared to the other...

That is the spring stiffness. They could have gone stiffer, had dual springs with a helper spring which would have acted like two-stage leaf-springs. IMHO and pickup (or Suburban, Expedition MAX, Grand Wagoneer) used as a truck (load or trailer) should have primary or supplemental airbags. BTW...

The reason I'm asking is towing. The limiting factor, depending on how you look at it, it either the rear GAWR or the GVWR. In both cases, net of GVW and GAW they limit the tongue weight. While tires are easy upgraded to LT with for practical purposes endless capacity, 6x5.5" 18" and 20" wheels...

The load capacity of the OE wheels should be marked on the back of the wheels. Has anyone recorded or taken a picture of the load capacity marked on their OE wheels? If so, could post the wheel size and which package it came with and the load rating, or post a picture? Thanks, David

Keep in mind, without a leveling suspension, lowering the rear reduces some of the wheel travel used to handle heavy loads. Most of the available payload is on the rear. For a eTorque Hemi 4x4 Crew Cab with 5-7 box there is nominally 770 lb of axle capacity available in the front and 1850 lb in...