Hey guys , here’s an off the wall question for you. I have a 2003 1500 3.7 with a manual transmission, I use it to pull a boat locally, but occasionally travel a few hundred miles to fish in a different part of the state. The problem is that it lacks badly for power, sometimes I wonder if I will be able to get the boat out of the water. I know that changing the rear end gear will help with that, but would kill me on the highway. Someone suggested just adding a 4wd transfer case, and use 4 low to get up the ramp, 4 high for everything else. Is this possible? What parts would I need? ( transfer case part #) or is there a better solution?

Thanks Bill

 

Welcome to the forum. Better idea? Sell it and get a 4X4 with a V8.

 

Thanks for the welcome, right now a new truck isn't in the cards, but hopefully soon.

 

Is soon soon-enough that you can put off the money you'd spend now, on this truck, and put it towards a new truck? Gears will set you back a good bit. Tuners won't help much.

Hey those six cyl rams aren't too bad! That is, when they come with the big C on the side

 

Looks like a new truck is the answer.

 

When shopping remember the order of engines.

You have

1. i6 Cummins (5.9L or 6.7L variants available) (Best)
2. V8 5.7 Hemi (Better)
3. V8 4.7 Magnum (Functional)
4. V6 3.7 Magnum (Poor)

Look for only the first two if you're looking to tow a small boat, and look to the first option if you're looking to tow regularly (the diesel gets better gas mileage towing)

The 3rd gen 4.7 will tow like 7100# with a 3.92 gearing I believe, but it'll scream doing it.