RAM 2500 GVM Upgrade: 5460kg, 1300kg Payload, Legal Everywhere

He could have bought a RAM TRX. Instead he chose the new MY26 RAM 2500 — and Dean walks you through exactly why it's the more versatile HD truck for towing out west, looking good around town and staying legal in every state. This Stage 2 build started as a pre-registration GVM upgrade and came back for the full essentials + touring kit. What you'll see in this build: ✅ Pre-registration GVM upgrade taking it from a car licence to the NB heavy-vehicle category (light rigid licence required) ✅ Why ride performance is the #1 thing to get right on a tow vehicle ✅ Cutting off the factory shock mounts (a known weak point on 2019+ RAMs) and welding on Carli Dominator mounts ✅ Full ADAS recalibration — 360 cameras, adaptive cruise radar and blind-spot monitors dialled back in ✅ A 120-amp super-slim battery squeezed in behind the seat, plus rear power outputs ✅ Dean's honest take on RAM 2500 vs RAM 3500 vs Chevy 2500 The key fitted kit: ✅ Carli 2.5" pintop suspension with King shocks front and rear, adjustable panhard rod, radius arms, torsion sway bar + steering stabilisers ✅ 18x9 HD Method 305 NV wheels (+18 offset) with colour-coded flares and Rockbox mud flaps ✅ Outback Accessories prerunner front bar, colour-coded to PXJ black ✅ Big Dog Builds roof rack, light bar, spotties, side lights + Switch-Pros, UHF, Starlink Mini on a Gorilla mount ✅ Real Truck electric side steps, EGR electric tonneau, ARB twin brushless compressor, 7,000kg hitch + Safety Dave caravan wiring ✅ Boss triple-bellow airbags over the rear coils for load levelling Compliance done properly: if you don't know NB1 from NB2, the free Buyer Kit explains it. This RAM was engineered from NB1 to NB2 to a 5,460kg GVM — legal in every state with over 1,300kg of payload still to play with. GVM upgrades are framed honestly here, not glossed over. 👉 Get the Buyer Kit: https://start.bigdogbuilds.com/buyer-... — 20+ chapters to help you choose the right truck for your budget, family and use case before you spend a dollar. 📞 1300 325 979 🌐 https://www.bigdogbuilds.com ▶ YouTube:    / @bigdogbuilds   📷 Instagram:   / big.dog.builds   ♪ TikTok:   / big.dog.builds   f Facebook:   / big-dog-builds-103943388897638   New build every week — subscribe. #RAM2500 #GVMUpgrade #AmericanTrucks #BigDogBuilds #RAMTrucks #TowVehicle #CarliSuspension #HDTruck #CaravanTowing #4x4Australia