Fifth generation (DJ) Heavy Duty · 2019–present

Ram 2500 DJ

We have 95 configurations of the DJ 2500, model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026. The 2026 Ram 2500 is rated to tow up to 20,000 lb (Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel with the GVWR option 10,000 lb). We don’t have its ground clearance or approach angle from Ram’s documents yet.

MakerSource: 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026.

Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
Configurations: 95
Sourced numbers: 1,443
Documents: 7

2026 Ram 2500 Rebel in white, front three-quarter view — Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Key numbers

DJ key numbers

The best configuration for each number, factory packages included and fleet-only configurations left out, from the newest model year that publishes it. Each links to its document.

Max towing: 20,000 lb9,072 kgCrew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel with the GVWR option 10,000 lb · 2026Maker2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)
Max payload: 4,580 lb2,077 kgRegular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8 with the GVWR option 11,040 lb · 2026Maker2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)
GVWR: 8,565 lb2026, every configuration that publishes itMaker2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)

02 / Spec plate

Spec plate

2026 Ram 2500

One configuration per trim, named under each heading, with its numbers as Ram prints them. “Up to” is a ceiling printed over several configurations (the notes say whose), “from” the lowest figure, and a range is printed across that configuration’s grades. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label.

2026 Ram 2500: numbers per trim, one configuration each
Off-road
	TradesmanTradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	Big HornBig Horn Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	LaramieLaramie Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	LimitedLimited Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	Power WagonPower Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	Trim not specifiedCrew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8
Wading depth	—	—	—	—	30.0 in	—
Weights, loads and capacities
GVWR	door label	door label	door label	door label	8,565 lb	up to 10,000 lb¹
Max payload	door label	door label	door label	door label	1,570 lb	up to 3,320 lb¹
Max towing	up to 20,000 lb²	up to 20,000 lb²	up to 20,000 lb²	up to 20,000 lb²	10,530 lb	up to 17,130 lb¹
Fuel tank	31.0 gal	31.0 gal	31.0 gal	31.0 gal	31.0 gal	31.0 gal
Off-road hardware
Front differential	—	—	—	—	Electronically locking front differential	—
Rear differential	—	—	—	—	Electronically locking rear differential	—

Dimensions and bed: Not in the Ram documents we have for the 2026 lineup: length, width, height or bed size.
Front axle rating: door label.

¹Ram prints GVWR up to 10,000 lb, payload up to 3,320 lb and towing up to 17,130 lb for the Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in box 6.4L HEMI V8 4x4: ceilings, not figures for each configuration.
²Ram prints one ceiling for the whole 2026 lineup: towing up to 20,000 lb. It isn’t each trim’s own figure.

Sources: Ram 2500/3500 Owner's Manual (Ram 2500/3500 OM USC E4), 2026 model-year folder · 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9) · How we source the numbers

03 / Photos

Ram 2500 DJ photos

3 photos of the DJ 2500 from Wikimedia Commons, under free licences, each credited to its author.

Front three-quarter · Power Wagon · 2026Photo: HJUdall, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Side · Power Wagon · 2019+Photo: Noah Wulf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Rear three-quarter · Laramie Sport · 2025Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

04 / Configurations

Every DJ configuration

95 configurations the maker sells or sold, from its price lists and spec sheets, as each comes from the factory.

202621 configurations

2026 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Big Horn Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Big Horn Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Laramie Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Laramie Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Limited Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Limited Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4	up to 20,000 lb	door label
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,530 lb	1,570 lb
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,420 lb17,420 lb¹	up to 3,610 lb3,610 lb²
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	19,960 lb	up to 3,600 lb3,600 lb³
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,130 lb17,130 lb¹	up to 3,320 lb3,320 lb²
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 19,890 lb19,890 lb³	up to 3,300 lb3,300 lb³
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,280 lb17,280 lb¹	up to 3,470 lb3,470 lb²
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 20,000 lb20,000 lb⁴	up to 3,500 lb3,500 lb³
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,930 lb16,930 lb⁵	up to 4,010 lb4,010 lb⁶
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 18,230 lb18,230 lb⁴	up to 3,160 lb3,160 lb³
Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 15,710 lb15,710 lb³	up to 2,900 lb2,900 lb³
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,740 lb17,740 lb⁵	up to 3,930 lb3,930 lb²
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,440 lb17,440 lb¹	up to 4,580 lb4,580 lb⁶
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 19,930 lb19,930 lb³	up to 3,590 lb3,590 lb³

MakerSources: Ram 2500/3500 Owner's Manual (Ram 2500/3500 OM USC E4), 2026 model-year folder · 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)

202513 configurations

2025 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,530 lb	1,570 lb
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,750 lb17,750 lb⁷	up to 3,940 lb3,940 lb⁴
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,440 lb17,440 lb¹	up to 3,630 lb3,630 lb²
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,420 lb17,420 lb¹	up to 3,610 lb3,610 lb²
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,130 lb17,130 lb¹	up to 3,320 lb3,320 lb²
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,280 lb17,280 lb¹	up to 3,500 lb3,500 lb³
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,930 lb16,930 lb⁵	up to 3,110 lb3,110 lb²
Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 15,710 lb15,710 lb³	up to 2,900 lb2,900 lb³
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 18,230 lb18,230 lb⁴	up to 3,160 lb3,160 lb³
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 19,890 lb19,890 lb³	up to 3,300 lb3,300 lb³
Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 19,930 lb19,930 lb³	up to 3,590 lb3,590 lb³
Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	19,960 lb	up to 3,600 lb3,600 lb³
Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel	up to 20,000 lb20,000 lb⁴	up to 3,500 lb3,500 lb³

MakerSource: 2025 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my25_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_3.65)

202416 configurations

2024 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,720 lb17,720 lb⁷	up to 4,000 lb4,000 lb⁴
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,420 lb17,420 lb¹	up to 3,690 lb3,690 lb²
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,410 lb17,410 lb⁷	up to 3,680 lb3,680 lb⁴
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,100 lb17,100 lb¹	up to 3,380 lb3,380 lb²
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,270 lb17,270 lb⁷	up to 3,550 lb3,550 lb⁴
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,910 lb16,910 lb⁵	up to 3,180 lb3,180 lb²
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	up to 18,230 lb18,230 lb⁴	up to 2,310 lb2,310 lb⁴
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	up to 19,990 lb19,990 lb⁴	up to 3,150 lb3,150 lb⁴
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,960 lb	up to 2,790 lb2,790 lb⁴
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,980 lb	up to 2,760 lb2,760 lb⁴
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	up to 20,000 lb20,000 lb⁴	up to 2,640 lb2,640 lb⁴
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	20,000 lb	up to 2,500 lb2,500 lb⁴
Laramie Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,700 lb16,700 lb¹	up to 2,980 lb2,980 lb²
Laramie Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	up to 15,880 lb15,880 lb⁸	up to 2,080 lb2,080 lb⁴
Rebel Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	14,900 lb	1,960 lb
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,610 lb	1,650 lb

MakerSource: 2024 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my24_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_3.2)

202115 configurations

2021 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,540 lb17,540 lb⁷	4,010 lb	5,988 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,190 lb17,190 lb⁷	3,660 lb	6,340 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,060 lb17,060 lb⁷	3,530 lb	6,470 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,220 lb17,220 lb⁷	3,690 lb	6,307 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,890 lb16,890 lb⁷	3,360 lb	6,643 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,700 lb16,700 lb⁷	3,170 lb	6,826 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	20,000 lb	3,160 lb	6,843 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	20,000 lb	2,780 lb	7,222 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	20,000 lb	2,640 lb	7,361 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,990 lb	2,810 lb	7,187 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	20,000 lb	2,500 lb	7,504 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	18,230 lb	2,310 lb	7,691 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,460 lb16,460 lb⁷	2,940 lb	7,061 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	15,690 lb	2,040 lb	7,956 lb
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,590 lb	1,630 lb	6,939 lb

MakerSource: 2021 Ram 2500 (DJ) 6.4L / 6.7L Base Weight GCW Trailer Tow, body builder instruction dated 10/28/2020 (Ram_HD-2500-DJ_Trailer-Tow-Weight-Chart_MY21)

202015 configurations

2020 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,540 lb17,540 lb⁷	4,010 lb	5,988 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,680 lb	3,160 lb	6,844 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,190 lb17,190 lb⁷	3,660 lb	6,343 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,310 lb	2,770 lb	7,234 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,050 lb17,050 lb⁷	3,520 lb	6,478 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,150 lb	2,630 lb	7,372 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,220 lb17,220 lb⁷	3,690 lb	6,310 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,330 lb	2,810 lb	7,194 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,880 lb16,880 lb⁷	3,350 lb	6,649 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,020 lb	2,490 lb	7,508 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,690 lb16,690 lb⁷	3,160 lb	6,838 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	17,350 lb	2,300 lb	7,703 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,460 lb16,460 lb⁷	2,940 lb	7,061 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	15,690 lb	2,040 lb	7,956 lb
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,580 lb	1,620 lb	6,944 lb

MakerSource: 2020 Ram 2500 (DJ) Base Weight, GCW and Trailer Tow, body builder instruction dated 12/3/2019 (Ram_HD_2500_DJ_Trailer_Tow_Weight_Chart_MY20)

201915 configurations

2019 Ram 2500 DJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,580 lb17,580 lb⁷	4,050 lb	5,953 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,780 lb	3,260 lb	6,741 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,180 lb17,180 lb⁷	3,650 lb	6,345 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,350 lb	2,820 lb	7,176 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,080 lb17,080 lb⁷	3,550 lb	6,453 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x2 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,200 lb	2,680 lb	7,324 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 17,210 lb17,210 lb⁷	3,680 lb	6,317 lb
Tradesman Regular Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,350 lb	2,830 lb	7,173 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,910 lb16,910 lb⁷	3,380 lb	6,623 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	19,040 lb	2,520 lb	7,485 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,720 lb16,720 lb⁷	3,190 lb	6,805 lb
Tradesman Crew Cab 8ft bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	17,390 lb	2,340 lb	7,660 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	up to 16,500 lb16,500 lb⁷	2,970 lb	7,035 lb
Big Horn Mega Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.7L Cummins I6 turbo diesel	16,520 lb	2,130 lb	7,873 lb
Power Wagon Crew Cab 6ft 4in bed 4x4 6.4L HEMI V8	10,620 lb	1,660 lb	6,907 lb

MakerSource: 2019 Ram 2500 Trailer Towing Chart - SAE J2807 Compliant (Trailer_Tow_Excel_2019_DJ_OFFICIAL_INTERNAL_2-6-19)

¹ With the 4.10 axle ratio and GVWR option 10,000 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with those factory options together.
² With the 3.73 axle ratio and GVWR option 10,000 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with those factory options together.
³ With the GVWR option 11,040 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
⁴ With the GVWR option 10,000 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
⁵ With the 4.10 axle ratio and GVWR option 9,900 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with those factory options together.
⁶ With the 3.73 axle ratio and GVWR option 11,040 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with those factory options together.
⁷ With the 4.10 axle ratio: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
⁸ With the GVWR option 9,900 lb: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

05 / Sources

The documents

Every number on this page comes from one of these 7 documents. Last checked Oct 9, 2026.

Only the maker’s own documents: press kits, spec sheets, towing guides and owner’s manuals. How we source the numbers.

06 / Generations

Other 2500 generations

Not drawn: the maker’s documents we have lack a number the drawing needs.

2010–2018 · 653 configurations

DJ Fourth generation (DJ) Heavy Duty

Clearance: —
Approach: —
Tows up to: 17,980 lb

Best configuration of the 2018 lineup

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