The heavier the trailer the better the truck will ride I had a 1998 1/2 24 valve extended cab short bed 2500 two wheel drive, it rode okay for me empty and it rode better with my enclosed trailers hook up with the race car(1971 Duster, 3200 lbs) in it I traded it in on a 4 door long bed 2006 ram 3500 4x4 single wheel for the snow when we moved to central Oregon, it, the new truck, rides softer than the 1998 ram 2500 did We bought a 34 ft fifth wheel camp trailer with three slide outs, it weighs 11,800 on the axles and puts another 1500 lbs on the truck with it hook up, the truck rides, tows and drives way better with the fifth wheel hook up than it does with the tag race traler, the race trailer weighs 8600 lbs. on the trailer axles and puts about 700 lbs more on the back axle of the truck. the fifth wheel trailer puts about 700 lbs on the front axle of the truck and the rest on the back axle I have been told by several different racers, ranchers and farmers, that a goose neck or fifth wheel trailer will always pull way better with the same weight than a bumper pull tag trailer will Look around for a 2003 to 2006 Ram 3500 crew cab with the high output 6 speed with the early(pre 2007 bigger motor) CTD, the 2003 and 2004 H.O. seem to get better mileage and have more power stock than the 2006 do is what I have been told and seen With all the after market power adders for the CTD maybe that can be remedy