I have a 2013 Ram Hemi Sport, 2WD with, 6 spd MDS VVT trans and 4:10 gears. I believe it has only a 5,050 lb towing capacity f -rom what I have been able to find out. My problem is that my horse trailer weighs 7000 lbs. What can I do to my truck (short of trading it in for a bigger one) to make it capable of safely towing this trailer (which was a b'day present)??

 

Towing chart is here.... http://www.ramtrucks.com/assets/towi...wing.Specs.pdf

I assume you have the R/T model on the first page?

If yes then your pretty much out of luck. I mean, it will do it but not legally and not safely.

 

I wonder what is different with the R/T that causes the reduction in capacity? In general as the gear ratio goes up (3.21 -> 3.55 -> 3.92) the capacity goes up. Plus, the less weight of the truck itself (2-door vs. 4 door, short box vs. long box) the better the capacity is. The R/T with 4.10 gears is an anomaly to that pattern. Does it use a different transmission or some other key component that has been swapped for more performance and less strength?

Rob

 

BigBlue,
That's the exact same question I was thinking. Why that configuration would tow less than almost all other config's is really strange.

 

The torque convertor they put in them, which is designed for launching like a car - not towing like a truck.

 

Interesting. Can you point to something that references that different torque converter so we can see what is different?

Rob

 

Only thing I've ever seen on it is in the Dodge literature where they call it a high stall convertor - which makes sense for why it performs better at the strip and why it would burn up towing anything heavy.

 

Certainly seems like a feasible explanation.