frame strength
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02-08-2010, 11:51 PM
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02-09-2010, 10:41 AM
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Well unless you plan on putting over a thousand ponies in the engine bay I think your good. I mean there is a company that makes a twin turbo kit for the SRT-10's that makes over 890 horse and thats without any upgrades to the frame. Your gonna have to worry about your rear diff and axles before you twist your frame all to hell.
Like was mentioned, 2500 and 3500 have a bigger, beefier stronger frame. There's a REASON they don't put the currently available diesels in 1500's. What I would recommend if you intend to pursue this is to try and reinforce the frame a bit wherever possible and go bigger on your driveline (axles, transfer case, driveshafts). Then see what happens.