philhyde

Sorry, I'm an idiot. I'm quoting post #1 of this thread. :banghead:

I was reading on another forum (I think) that the Mega Cab DRW still has the SRW spring pack. So even though the rear GAWR is the same (9350lb) as the Crew Cab DRW, the dually still takes it on the chin regarding payload.

Hi all,I have an '06 2500 w/5.9L manual trans and just over 106,000 miles. I've owned this truck about 6 months now. When it's dead cold, it seems to always start just fine. However, after I've driven it, if I stop and get back in, it sometimes seems to crank forever before starting. Thus far I have had a local dealer do the oil/filter changes. It is currently due (including fuel filter).I've searched here and read about possible injector problems, and read on other forums about something as simple as o-rings on the fuel lines - both allowing bleeding down of pressure. If those are possibilities in my case, I'm curious why it seems to start fine when cold.Thanks for any suggestions.

I drove a 2012 auto.

I almost feel like it's "come to the dark side"....

Thanks for the quick reply. I don't have any way to quickly get a picture of the springs, but maybe the next time I'm out kicking tires.Regarding the car seat, I still need to take our seat and do a test fitting. Only way to tell.On the last point, I was going to comment that the 3500 I drove with 4.10's turned under 2K RPM's at 70MPH. My '06 G56 turns around 2200RPM.

Hello all, We are going to be full-timing in our RV soon and will be purchasing a fifth wheel. Our current truck isn't up to the task, so I'm looking at 2012 Dodge Ram trucks. As far as the official capacities go, the 3500 crew cab long bed has the highest towing numbers. However, as we have looked closely at the crew cab, it has an "odd" middle seat that is about 5" less deep. This is playing havoc with our middle rear facing infant seat. So, we are looking at the mega cab. Unfortunately the official capacities on the mega cab are way less than the crew cab. Official payload is 2,550lb vs 4,430lb. Likewise, the GCWR is less by around 4,000lb. I ran across this discussion, which claims that the DRW mega cab uses the same springs as the SRW version, which explains its lower payload numbers. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25680987/srt/pa/pging/1/page/3 The assumption is that since the mega cab and crew cab DRW trucks both use the 9,350lb rear axle, their payloads should be more or less the same. Air bags have been proposed as a solution (if needed) for the lower spring rates. The underlying capacity seems to be there (axle rating). I'm a little worried about the combined rating, though. We are looking at a 14,000lb GVWR fifth wheel. The GCWR on the mega cab is 21,500lb so we might be "close". Thanks for any insight.