Thinking of getting the 3500 but would like to know if there any other difference between that and the 2500 except the rear spring configuration.



Is there a difference in:
brakes?
Wheels?
Axles?
Shocks?
Frame?
?

If there is only the spring difference has anyone put on air shocks ect on the 2500 to get it rated to the 1 ton?


Thanks
Marty

 

payload on the 2500hd is 3600#
payload on the 3500hs is 4000#

http://www.trucktrend.com/features/t...es_towing.html
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/t...es_towing.html

The 3500hd only comes with the LONG bed and has optional dual rear wheels.

 

The brawnier 3500 has bigger brakes,suspension, and drivetrain components to handle the higher weight rating. They also get worse gas economy, due to the massive nature of their components. One would assume you have a commercial application in mind for a 3500.

Changes to a 2500 are going to affect the truck's alignment, at the very least. Each truck is designed to handle it's own specific load range, and you may change those parameters at your own whim, but there's a good reason the trucks were specifically designed in the load ranges they were. Fore instance, if you successfully upgrade a 2500 suspension to 3500 specs, the brakes are still going to stop like 2500 brakes, even though the suspension can handle the higher weight.

Unauthorized changes could affect your vehicle's warranty.

 

Like the Dodge, the differences between like 2500 v 3500 (SRW) are related to springs (and maybe shocks). And the sticker in the door. That may include front springs as well. Which might make a slight change to the static alignment -- which means that if you were to run the truck empty and all you changed were the rear springs (making the rear end sit a bit higher) you may have a bit less caster (and even less change in the other two settings -- toe and camber). An alignment check would verify that. Might not even be measurable.

You would likely get almost as much difference in payload if you had a 2500 with the camper and or snow plow package versus a 3500 srw with them.

Look here for all the dimensional data you could want:
http://www.gmupfitter.com/publicat/2..._GMT800_CK.pdf