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  1. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    well thats kind of where all of this started from cause one day i decided to test drive a 2014 RAM 5500 laramie thats the one in my avatar. i liked the truck it'll pull my damn house off the slab lol but the damn price tag was so crazy then there wasn't any deals of anything cause its considered...
  2. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    I already know that axles would need to be reinforced definitely and bigger sway bar and ssbc brake system But the reason you had trouble with that 53' semi trailer is because I'm sure your truck doesn't have an air compressor for the air brakes cause those brakes engaged would stop you the...
  3. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    Bill Heath and I have been talking about him marketing his twin turbo setup for mass production but idk I'm pretty sure it would take twins to keep the engine power right where I would need it with the right tuning
  4. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    Ok we seem to be getting a little off course I already have a 1999 k3500 crew cab dually auto with electric 4x4 And I think I was going to go with the tci 6 speed 4l80e that they have with gearvendors under overdrive to help keep the rpms lower with 4.88 gears front and rear
  5. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    Thanks bro it's nice to really see others out there that are really giving the 6.5 the challenges that it needs I think that as long as I could haul it whenever I needed to then that would be fine with me I'm really not one to try and pull 40,000# up a 6% grade and try to keep the truck at...
  6. mattg6007

    What is the max towing that you can do with a 6.5?

    I'm wondering what it would take to pull my 53' triple axle car hauler the max weight that I've ever had on the trailer was 40,000# can a 6.5 do that if it was modified to do so? What mods would need to be done to accomplish this task cause there is no way that i'm going to pay 75,000 for a...
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