Will you spend literally all of your time in the truck driving 80+ mph on the highway? Do you care about saving $6 a week enough to reduce the capability of your truck? If the answer to either question is no, you're making the right choice.
You just know I'm itching to jump in. To each their own is the final answer.
I think the 3.92 is over-hyped, but a lot of people get it, along with 4x4s, so I'm in the minority.
I've established my personal opinion in other threads. My Ram isn't a race car, it's 3 tons of vehicle supported by 4 patches of rubber. If I wanted a fast car, I'd take a
small fast car.
I don't have a Hemi, I don't have 4x4, I bought my truck to be a tow-capable highway cruiser that could see up to 20,000mi/year commuting and on the interstate.
The answer to both is No. My commute is around 20 minutes each way. Ok good. Any last minute must haves? I’m speccing the limited slip diff, sunroof, and ram boxes. I know the boxes people love them or hate them. Do you recommend their tonneau cover?
The limited slip is almost certain to come with most configurations. I think the Night Edition added the anti-slip.
I was on the fence about the Ramboxes, but I ultimately decided I didn't like the configuration or the bed cover options. Buttcrack tail gate and sunroof were a hard pass for me, I didn't see enough usage to justify the payload limit.
Yes definitely going with the 33 gallon tank. Payload doesn’t matter nope. It’s an oversized trunk for me that I can throw strollers in just as well as go to Home Depot.
I'm about to mention how I don't really listen to tow capacities, so take payload capacity with a grain of salt.
I've seen DTs that have as little as 1050lbs of payload. That's basically 4 guys and fishing gear. To me, that's ridiculously low for a 1500 and the reason I was careful not getting EVERY option.
Tow capacity is reduced by a lot, actually. Like 2500-3000lbs.
Depending on the configuration, it's about 1000lb to 3000lb I took a 1800lb hit with my 3.21.
Do I care? Not really. I don't plan to take 10,000lbs up many steep 1-lane mountainside roads here in Florida.
I put more value into my brakes, suspension, proper weight distribution, and a good healthy dose of situational awareness.
I plan to tow within my 8200lb capacity most of the time, with an occasional 9, 10, or 11k, maybe a few times in the life of my truck.
If I was planning to be at 10,000lbs on a regular basis, I'd probably wouldn't be relying on a 1500, regardless of my tow rating.
Deciding on Monday on whether to sell my southwest laramie at break even and upgrading to the Limited 10th anniversary. Do you guys think it’ll be worth it? Only thing. I hate on the truck is the pano sunroof as it gets pretty hot. My tint shop refused to give me a strong heat rejection tint up there because of fear the window would crack. It’s about 10K more out of pocket to upgrade. seems with the limited I’ll gain better head lights, actual leather seats and air suspension? Don’t think I’m missing anything else.
The Laramie is considered the best value. The Limited kicks it up a little, but I don't think enough to justify the $10k.
