09-10 Ram 1500 (How's the pulling)

I'm sure the motor is great, but the coil spring rear suspention is a joke for a truck IMO

Why is it a joke? It should ride and handle great with absoloutely no wheel hop in the deep snow. Curious.

saggy like grandmas.....

you get the point.


once you go leafs you never go back.

Ya, the sag is crazy on the 1/2 tons. Loved the truck, but not for towing or hauling the weight. I ended up going back to a 3/4 ton.

Hey guys, don't put down the 1500 to far. I've got an 09 Larmie 1500 and it works great with my 2 place Charmac snowmobile trailer. Doesn't squat at all with the coils. Live in Frisco,CO. and run the mountain passes all over the state. Pulled this same trailer with a 1994 F-150 and it always let you know the trailer was back there. Power was poor on long hills, slowing down to 20-25 near top. Next came a 06 F-150 and it was not much better on pulling power and it let you know the trailer was back there also. Both fords had 4 speed auto trannies and biggest V-8s available. The Ford's just didn't handle the trailer like I thought they would, handling with trailer just so-so. Bought Dodge last April after snowmobiling ended and towed my 2 place enclosed to summer storage in Kremmling, CO. It handled so much better it was hard to believe, couldn't hardly tell it was back there. Next I pulled my son's 4 place loaded triton down there and it did great, no sag. Couldn't wait to see what it would do on a grade. Any of you that know Fremont Pass from Copper Mountain Ski area to Leadville know how steep the grade is. My 06 F-150 would be down to 20-25 at top. The Dodge will hit 70 at the top with the trailer. It will pull the I-70 Eisenhour Tunnel grade from Silverthorne to the tunnel at 70 with trailer, a lot of cars won't do that. Looks like around 12 to 14 mpg. on fuel, pulling trailer and around 20 on the highway empty I'm a happy dude, better run out and get one.
Ron

I've hauled a car on a 20 ft steel car trailer, and our 18 ft steel stock trailer full of hay and it does awesome. The transmission, in tow/haul mode, works just like an Allison, automatically shifting down when braking. The coil suspension is a little soft for large loads. I plan on adding some air bags. When empty, it rides better than most cars. Gas mileage isn't the best, but not bad, and the power is awesome.