Searching tow capacities by VIN

beemerb0y said:

With RAM's vin search, it will take into account all options (and their corresponding weights) and give you the actual tow rating and payload

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• Cooling capability on a long highway upgrade modeled on the Davis Dam grade on Arizona SR 68;
• Launch and acceleration performance on a level road and a 12 percent upgrade;
• Combined handling performance – understeer and trailer sway;
• Combined braking performance – stopping distance and parking brake-hold on grade; and
• Structural performance for the vehicle and hitch or hitch receiver.

• For light-duty full-size pickups (GVWR < 8,500 lbs.), SAE J2807 assumes that the tow vehicle includes any options with higher than 33 percent penetration;
• It assumes there is both a driver and passenger in the vehicle, each weighing 150 pounds;
• It assumes that tow vehicles also include up to 70 pounds of aftermarket hitch equipment (where applicable); and
• For conventional trailer towing, SAE J2807 assumes that 10 percent of the trailer weight is on the tongue.

beemerb0y said:

yes that is the standard published numbers.. but a Raptor with say Pano roof will weigh more than an equal Raptor without pano, and therefore, have a lower payload rating & lower tow rating.. With RAM's vin search, it will take into account all options (and their corresponding weights) and give you the actual tow rating and payload (which will be below published numbers)

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