I know my truck is rated at @9100lbs towing capacity per dodge. However I want to know what everyone's experience is when towing in one of this trucks. I own a 07 Ram with the hemi 4x2 and I'm thinking about purchasing a 24ft enclosed trailer for my show car. But if this is going to kill my truck, or not allow me to go in long drives then is pointless. My car weights about 3500lbs also. so the question would be can I tow 7-8000lbs comfortably in my truck for long distances????

The other question would be my truck is currently lowered (4" front 2" rear) would helper airbags be enough to be able to tow this weight??


Thank you in advance below is the truck in question.

 

Generally speaking, you shouldn't tow more than 80% of your rating. I would keep it at 7500# max. If you are just gonna be towing on flat highways it might be ok to tow close to max. If you are gonna be in mountain grades then keep it at around 7500 max. Air bags won't increase towing capacity, just help with rear end sagging. Good idea to get some though.

 

If you don't have 3:92 gears, your gonna struggle.
I have airbags in the back and for towing, they are uncomparable. Stock ride, stock height. You'll need to get leaf srping mounted bags since your lowered....that is if you have your springs flipped? if not, Idon't know if they would work???
You'll also need a weight distribution hitch to tow that much.
That's a long trailer and might take you for a ride with the light weight of a 1500??

I've towed 7-8,000lbs with my truck no issue's, but that was local(less than 400miles). I have a Superchips tuner which I would highly reccomend as the towing with altered shift schedules is much effortless than OEM shift scheduling and will keep the tranny much cooler and the engine in it's peak power. Long of the short...a 7,000lb load using the Superchips trans tuning felt like the same weight behind me as when I had 5,000lbs running OEM trans mush tune. Quicker to shift, provides downhill shifting and power is instant....depending how you set up your tune. Please refer to the Superchips sticky at the top of the page for more info.

You'll want and need an upgraded trans cooler, you gotta run 75w-140 synthetic gear oil in your rear diff and change it every 15kmi

 

the tow rating has alot more to do with then just your drivetrain. you have to look at the other parts such as suspension and brakes, brakes are a huge part of the rating. I tow EVERY day because of my job and i can tell you there are goin to be two parts to look at. first is can your truck do it. the answer is yes, my 03' has towed every bit off 11000 lbs without anything breaking. The other part is saftey, can you stop that huge load. It took me probably about 3 to 4 times longer to stop and that was with trailer brakes. so if you know your rout well and you know that traffic is goin to be light, then its okay to push it a little, but if your goin to be in any unsafe driving conditions or big cities, i would push my luck. Thats just the advice of someone who tows with this truck daily, you can choose to listen to the ones that might tow once a month, if you want to.

 

Well I only use my truck to tow, so all of the mileage that is on it is from towing so I'm not a once or twice towing guy. Also, I wouldn't exactly call 11,000lbs a safe load for this truck nor would I reccomend taking advice from someone willing to tow that much either. Doesn't matter if your truck can handle it or not, if you ever got into an accident towing that much weight, your a sitting duck in a lawsuit. Traveling long haul with a trailer that is over what your vehicle is legally allowed is not a predictament you want to be in.
Now, I have logged just over 500kmi in a Semi, over 100kmi is a box truck and over 100kmi in PU trucks towing trailers. Never once had an accident towing a trailer nor had any bad experiences as breakdowns because I stayed within the legal limits.
20's w/3:92's in a 2wd QC, your max towing load is NOT even 9,000lbs. It's 8800lbs and that is IF you have stock 3:92 gears and have 31.5" tires. You have larger diameter tires and 3:55's your towing is reduced to under 8,000lbs. HERE

 

honestly, you will be able to tow 7-8k lbs comfortably as long as your flatlanding it (no mountains, mainly highways)... I've towed 6100 with my 4.7L 1500 quad (manual trans, 3.92 gears)... And that can get a little hairy (especially when the trailer brakes decided not to work) .. .Which reminds me, get yourself a good quality trailer with good trailer brakes (and a brake controller inside the cab)... Will save the brakes on your truck significantly...
Furthermore the hemi can tow a lot... But nothing compared to a cummins or powerstroke... Best of luck.

 

Here in NY anything over 1,000lbs you need trailer brakes so stuff like a brake controller is an obvious must. I wouldn't settle for anything less than tandem brakes either. many cheaper made trailers will have single axle brakes. There's a noticeable difference in braking power with 2nd axle(tandem) brakes.
I have a Prodigy P3 brake controller. It' has progressive braking that varies with speed which many others don't. I wouldn't use anything else!

 

thanks for all the input guys. I will tyr to find out what gears i have tomorrow by calling dodge. I have a super chips programmer, intake and exahust on the truck. As well as hawk pads intended for heavy duty use, steel braided lines and power slot rotors.

I'm all about safety, I figured I can bring down the trailer size to 20 instead of 24 feet, and the weight would be about 3200lbs+3500 of my car and 300lbs of **** and be right @ 7000lbs. All my towing is from my house to a race track or a show so 90% highway flat road driving. I think with a strict fluid schedule and mods i should be ok at that weight....or no?

 

If you email them with your vin number, they usually will send you a build sheet within 24 hours.... Also, if you look on your rear axle on the passenger side... the should be a sticker there that says "Corporate 9.25 - 3.xx (3.55/3.92)" Depending on which axle and which gears you have.

 

You may want to check the weight ratings of your tires and the SRT wheels you have since I think the 22" wheels and tires do not have the weight capacity of the 20's or smaller wheel/tire combos

You can also look in your glovebox for your gear ration, most of the time it is on a sticker in there