Is it due to the wheelbase? Do the extra inches add enough weight to tax the regular IFS? Just curious. It is probably something really simple and stupid that I have been overlooking, but haven't been able to figure out what makes the regular QC 1500 so much different than the MC 1500.

 

I would say so. I think with the wheelbase and added weight its in the best interest for durability reasons for it to be SFA

 

IIRC, the 1500 mega cabs are really just a 2500 rebadged as a 1500. So that is likely why they use a SFA, simply because they are actually a 3/4 ton truck.

 

Yeah I dunno why the MegaCab is designated as a 1500 series, it shares nothing with the RC/QC 1500s as far as frame and suspension goes. By shear weight it wouldn't fare well with an IFS front end...

 

Yea it makes no sense to market it as a 1500. That means it has to pass emissions if its classified as a light duty even though there is nothing light duty about it lol. Plus all it does it confuse the inexperienced owner/ mechanic when work is getting done on it.

 

Thanks. Makes sense.

 

Yea, first time I saw one I noticed the 1500 and then looked at the wheels, 8lug on 17's! Big ole truck with 3/4 ton wheels! lol. This one was a relative, I'd post a pic but you'd cry. It caught on fire after a slight wreck in the log woods. They thought it was ok until the tires started blowing up like cannons in war. It also had a fuel tank in the bed. It got so hot the air tank in the bed had a crank and little pistons sitting where the engine was haha.

 

Well I'll tell you one thing of many I like about my Mega 1500, here in Cali they tax the hell out of 3/4 and 1 tons on the road registration. I still paid $443 last year for my 01 F350. This year because it is badged as a 1500 and even though it is an 06 I paid $283 for my registration.

 

my 1500 QC is 1200 a year for reg (but insurance is both included and mandatory).

 

I wish I could add more as a megacabber, but I would say size and weight needed the SFA & 2500 susp. It's hard to find anything even from Dodge, which states why it's badged as a 1500......

Available in Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 models, all 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cabs are built on the Dodge Ram Heavy Duty structure. Chassis, frame, axles, wheels