The 5500 is the heavyweight flagship of Ram's chassis-cab line, a Class 5 truck rated up to a 19,500-lb GVWR and a gross combined weight of up to 43,000 lbs. It launched under the Dodge brand for 2008 (debuting at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2007), when Dodge called the commercial-vehicle market "essentially white space" for the brand as it charged into the Class 4-5 segment; Ram only became a standalone brand the following year. Sold bare for upfitters, it offers cab-to-axle lengths up to 120 inches for landscaper, dump, gooseneck, and service bodies.
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Common replacement parts
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3030HNTRX
3030HNTRX - 3030 SPEC LONG SHAFT HNTRX BRAKE CHAMBER

OTR10143
OTR10143 - AUTO SLACK ADJUSTER, 11/2-10DRIVE 5.5,6.5

5-808330
5-808330 - BRAKE KIT FOR 4709DEN SHOES

370036A
370036A - OIL BATH SEAL

348-4195
348-4195 - HUB CAP (SENTINAL LARGE DIAM)

5008414PGBXW
5008414PGBXW - AIR DRYER CARTRIDGE, PURAGUARD

11444
11444 - GLADHAND BRACKET MOUNT

15W40 OIL
15W40 OIL - 15W40 OIL (ROTELLA) GAL JUG
