What do you pull your checkmate with??

[Will30]

huge try a 32' fountain oops forgot you don't have mopar under the hood

put it this way I can pull 8,900 lbs with my half ton Ford. I couldnt pull my dads four winns with a half ton dodge because of the rear coil springs . Would have had to go to a 3/4 ton .Now a half ton Ford no prob.

 

[hotbeek]

With the abbreviated heading stating "What do you pull your................"

I'm really surprised hotdaddy27 isn't all over this.

hotdaddy's was thinking of posting a pic of his right hand !

 

[EricK]

yes i still have the DODGE!!!!!!! but brought this home today for the wife to drive and it will pull the boat for road tripsmaybe we can get to some more gatherings this summer it's an '07 trailblazer LT 275hp LOADED and man is it nice all black leather, bose stereo,heated seats,on star,xm radio,adjustable pedals,sunroof,much more......here are a few pics

img]http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost/data/500/medium/020.JPG[/img]

Don't want to bust your balls since your my good buddy and all...

But are you afraid of driving the dodge on road trips to gatherings?? Thats what I get when I read the post...Must be afraid of tranny problems or something! Oh wait....Thats not it...You just don't want to get 5mpg everywhere you drive right??? LMAO!

Does she like it? You've started something...My ole lady saw the pictures your ole lady posted on facebook. THANKS...

Sorry man...Gotta bust ya every chance I get!

 

[hotdaddy27]

With the abbreviated heading stating "What do you pull your................"

I'm really surprised hotdaddy27 isn't all over this.

hotdaddy's was thinking of posting a pic of his right hand !

You are right about the right hand, but insert "your wife's" before it!

I know you are a little slow, so lets recap "your wife's" + "right hand"
="your wifes right hand"

Yeah, that's what I pull with....

 

[ross]

put it this way I can pull 8,900 lbs with my half ton Ford. I couldnt pull my dads four winns with a half ton dodge because of the rear coil springs . Would have had to go to a 3/4 ton .Now a half ton Ford no prob.

w/ a 5.4 triton...... don't think so and what coil springs are you talking about?????? did he have a dakota? i have pulled the boat above a few times that weighs about 10,000 lbs just fine, as a matter a fact the guy that ownes it pulls it w/ a 3/4 ton duramax and could not believe how well my MOPAR pulled his boat
i am talking a 5.9-360/ not a 5.2 318 NO FORD will pull ANYTHING like a dodge and that is a fact! i will give you the facts if you need them

 

[83PREDICTOR]

I dont know of any truck that has rear coil springs.

 

[ross]

I dont know of any truck that has rear coil springs.

thats what i was thinking

 

[EricK]

w/ a 5.4 triton...... don't think so and what coil springs are you talking about?????? did he have a dakota? i have pulled the boat above a few times that weighs about 10,000 lbs just fine, as a matter a fact the guy that ownes it pulls it w/ a 3/4 ton duramax and could not believe how well my MOPAR pulled his boat
i am talking a 5.9-360/ not a 5.2 318 NO FORD will pull ANYTHING like a dodge and that is a fact! i will give you the facts if you need them

I'd like the facts...Whats that lil tired 360 pushin HP/Torq. Ross???

What rear end do you have??

This is showing 245 hp. No torque numbers though, and a max GVRW of 6600 lbs. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/spec_engines.aspx?year=2001&make=Dodge&model=Ram%201500&trimid=-1

I'll show you the sticker on my door that says 8900 lbs GVRW when you see my truck.

You wanna talk current HP ratings then I can't compare. Mopar has one helluva motor with that 5.7. But the 5.4 in my truck is pretty well neck and neck with Pauls off stop lights and that....

 

[ndaniels]

The new dodge ram 1500 has coil springs in the rear:
2500 and 3500 will remain leaf springs

 

[EricK]

The new dodge ram 1500 has coil springs in the rear:
2500 and 3500 will remain leaf springs

2009 and up correct?

 

[ndaniels]

Correct

 

[ross]

my truck is just over 300hp now......do some research erick275 stock! and well over that in torque!!!!!!! more like 350lbs! and for the rear endnothing like a dodge and i will give you the specs on that also

big red will chime in soon i'm sure

ERICK-maybe you didn't see this before....and i will post the specs for our trucks soon!http://www.dodge.com/en/2009/ram_1500/capability/ram_vs_competition/

 

[EricK]

So you had to MOD your truck to get it to the STOCK HP of my truck? Come on man...

Do all the research you want. My truck is 300hp/365 ft/lbs STOCK. Should get another 10-12hp and 15-20ft/lbs or so once I get my exhaust...But that takes $$ ya know? (and of course those numbers are taken from www.f150online.com so take them for what its worth. I'm hoping for some better fuel economy (19mpg empty just isn't enough and some sound of course!!!)

I have yet to find anything that says the 360 in 01 had 275 stock...

Heres another site. 245hp/355 ft/lbs...Its not a standard motor in the 01 1500's as I'm sure you know. Someone ordered it just for you!

http://www.autobuyguide.com/2001/12-aut/dodge/ram-2500/specifications/index.html

Heres some info on GVRW etc....


http://dodgeram.info/2001/dimensions.html

Heres some info on the new ford.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/2009F150/

I could go all night. But I won't.


As far as gas mileage goes, I'll lay a case of beer down that those dodges will NEVER use that MDS while pulling a trailer. Kens 08 gets 12mpg pulling the sleds/gear north...No MDS when in Tow/Haul...Unless the MDS is working and w/o it you'd get 5mpg! But who cares about mileage...ITS A TRUCK!!!!!

As long as it does what you want it to do, gets you where you need to go, will smoke the rear tires at a moments notice, and turn some heads while doing so...Its the best possible truck at any one given time!!!!

I was a diehard Chevy guy. But don't miss that truck at all. I'll be back to give a review of the F-150 when it has 195,000 miles on it like my Chevy did when I traded it off.

Oh and did Dodge think that they were that much better then Ford to not include them in ALL of the tests? Must not sell enough of them either...First auto maker to file Chapter 11....GM is next...

 

[merc245]

Dodge SS/T YR ? 5.8 245 hp. Mercury 2.5 93 245 hp. Coincedense, I think Not.

Dodge Rumble Bee 05 5.7 345 hp. HEMI Merc still 245 hp.

I owned 3 Dodge std cab short box trucks with no complants on any.

 

[Big Red]

I dont know of any truck that has rear coil springs.

Thats because your a young lad look up the most popular chevy trucks people are fixing up

 

[Big Red]

Here's my o2 I will out run and out pull all of you with my 81 Dodge 1 ton with a 1500 pound bed pulling my boat laughing all the way with no truck payment. And the new Chevy is the ugliest truck i have ever seen in my life. It looks like a transformer from a McDonald's kids meal.

My Dodge 1 ton your nightmare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCQWUoeOJ4o




Anyway who's going to the lake this weekend

 

[wizard8575]

Red is correct on that the old c10 had rear coil springs and 2 link for suspension factory.

Thats because your a young lad look up the most popular chevy trucks people are fixing up

 

[wizard8575]

and how did this thread turn into a make fun on other peoples vehicle thread???

 

[EricK]

and how did this thread turn into a make fun on other peoples vehicle thread???

Ross and I are always at each other regaurding trucks etc...Its what friends do when you sit around and have a few beers!

Just tryin' to keep the Die Hard Dodge guy honest is all. (Its a challenge )

No making fun of vehicles at all. Or at least that wasn't my intensions. He just kept talking specs so I posted some up...

His truck must be a good one thats for sure! He beat (used to) the living crap out of that poor thing night after night and its still going strong! BTW its one of the best looking dodges of that era too!


I can agree with the above poster on the new Chevy's too....They beat them with an UGLY stick!!!

 

[81 enchanter]

no more truck bashing....they're all the same and do the same job....they all break and all pull our boats....enough said!! i also wasn't a big fan of the look of my 08 silverado at first but one drive and it was a match made in heaven....best truck i've ever owned....and with the MAX package 11,500lb towing capacity with 384hp stock...and can get 23-24mpg pulling my checkmate in 4cyl mode(Displacement on Demand engine)