refer to title please
even without having stability control, side air bags and all the un needed junk?
i know they get 5 star crash tests and 4 star roll over wich is good enough for me!

 

i would say yes especially if ya got a big ol cummins sittin in front of ya

 

me too, plenty of weight to keep you on the ground (6k atleast, tht 04 is bout 6700!)

 

Lets Ask Busta..

 

glad i had the big ol cummins in front of me
I don`t think a 1500 would have taken the beating my old 99 did and let me survive

 

I would say as the wife of a 7 time rollover survivor....the 2500 is the BOMB and saved a life!!! don't think a 1500 would've saved him.

 

lets say vs a honda ridgeline that has the special safty stuff? crumple like a can? i think so!

 

i would say they are.. they are a bigger than the 1500's

 

yeah, as far as a vehicle vs. vehicle collision, the extra weight of the heavier frame and much heavier drivetrain will usually be in your favor. The heavier, thicker frame should hold up to quite a bit more abuse before it buckles a few times.

I'll give you my little S10 as an example, I broadsided a 1/2 ton chevy truck at about 60mph (she pulled out right in front of me); buckled my driver's frame rail in 4 spots and the passenger side frame rail in 2 or 3, don't remember. Broke her cab mounts loose and just barely bent her frame. I got owned and should be very dead. Now I drive hefty things with Cumminses!

Plus, the 2500 frames being heavier and a bit higher helps, too!

 

the 2500 would be safer than the 1500 becasue of the size. now if your refering to being safer towing bigger laods it would still be the 2500