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kmcminn said:
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This thread counts me out on a Dodge.
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Who would want a crappy Dodge anyhow? Buy a 6.7 Powerstroke and have a good engine AND a good truck wrapped around it! I realized this after I sold me 2010 6.7 Cummins because it developed a death wobble at 58k miles. That's never acceptable in my book. These trucks cost way too much to fall apart that soon.
 
I don't know much about new trucks and Ive always been a Chevy guy myself but I can tell you that as a truck driver everytime I pull into the truck stop to fuel up and theres a hotshot driver with a pickup theyre always Dodges. :****: Like I said I don't know much about them but I've never seen new Ford or Chevy at the fuel island.
 
I am an ex truck driver. I think it is price mostly, and the cummins also. You can spec a so so dodge several thousand cheaper than a chevy or ford. Same reason you see a Volvo instead of peterbuilts
 
We have a 13 Dodge cab a chassis bought it new I done the H&S Tuner and all the deletes when it was brand new before the stuff was pulled off the market It sucked pulling a load and drank the fuel in stock form its like a different truck now I hate the auto transmission in it cant tune it at all at that time . When pulling unless I need the stability of the heavier truck and DRWheels I rather use the 03 Dmax we have not near as bad on fuel either
 
I have a 2012 Dodge 3500 SRW crewcab 4x4 auto cummins and I love it. It pulls my 37' receiver pull camper great. With the camper in tow and the bed full of firewood total weight is just over 19,000. No lack of power and It rides great loaded or unloaded. I much prefer it to my father in laws 2011 Duramax CC 3500 SRW 4x4. He also paid more for his truck used with 80k miles than I paid for mine new.

My rig is bone stock and my only complaint is taking off from a dead stop it takes a little too long to get into the boost but that's easily fixed.

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Thanks for all the info

Still looking at these and the Fords :dblthumb:
 
i don't know if it is still applicable but the manual transmission trucks were previously de-tuned - my 2011 6 spd only had 600± lb ft of torque where my automatic has 800lb ft. The HO was only availble in the auto. When I had the edge installed on my 6 spd i could slip the clutch easily so i just ran it in stock mode all the time.

Also, the C&C trucks usually come with a different transmission and arent rated as high in the HP & TQ department. Doesn't make any sense to me.

As far as 1 ton single wheel vs 3/4 ton single wheel - I notice a big difference between the two(same year model) - the 3/4 squats a considerable amount compared to the 1 ton with the exact same load, exact same trailer

I plan on keeping my Ram from now on, it is hands down the best diesel truck I've ever had. I haven't had one single issue with it (knock on wood)
 
The 2014 Ram HD has a new front suspension that hopefully will fix the death wobble problem. The 2001 2500 that I had did it since new and our 2007 Powerwagon does it too. Although I have heard of some of the Ford and Chevy HD that had the death wobble but not as many as Dodge.
 
You are correct on the cab and chassis auto transmission Daniel from what we were told they are different from the others even after puttinf the tuner on it I still dont like the way its shifts ! It shifts out way too quick only way to prevent it is put it in manual shift mode
 
Sawzall said:
The 2014 Ram HD has a new front suspension that hopefully will fix the death wobble problem. The 2001 2500 that I had did it since new and my son's 2007 Powerwagon does it too. Although I have heard of some of the Ford and Chevy HD that had the death wobble but not as many as Dodge.
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The 2002-2008 has "Y-type" steering linkage and is famous for that death wobble. In 2009 they went to "t-type" linkage which is what we call crossover steering. A very popular swap is to put the 2009+ stuff on the 2002 - 2008 trucks. You swap drag link, tie rod, dampener, and pitman arm. My 2005 didn't have death wobble but literally every ball joint in the front suspension was loose when I got it so rather than replacing the y-type stuff I just got the newer t-type. There's a few Dodge dealers on eBay that sell the entire conversion package for very reasonable prices.

The funny thing is that I did my conversion and then shortly after they released the tie rod replacement recall for both generations of trucks. I had to explain to the dealer why my truck had the newer stuff on it and they inspected it, determined that the new stuff was the recalled stuff, and they replaced the new stuff with more new stuff under the recall.
 
I've got a 2013 and I couldn't be much happier with it. It doesn't have any kind of death wobble nor does the steering pull either way. I was really concerned about the whole DEF thing and it being a pain. It hasn't been an issue at all. The tank is 5 gallons and that will normally last me around 3500 miles. It takes about 15 bucks to fill it up.

I've drove long distances in all of the major brand trucks towing rock crawlers. To be honest ALL of them tow great. I didn't want a Ford because I've heard bad stories about their recent Diesel engines. The Chevy interior just doesn't fit me. My dang knee rubs the console and that just aggravated me. The dodge fits me and I love the interior of the new Laramie trucks. It has enough bells and whistels to make it nice but at the end of the day it's a great at the work I want it to do.

So I give the new Dodge Ram a thumbs up.
 
patooyee said:
The 2002-2008 has "Y-type" steering linkage and is famous for that death wobble. In 2009 they went to "t-type" linkage which is what we call crossover steering. A very popular swap is to put the 2009+ stuff on the 2002 - 2008 trucks. You swap drag link, tie rod, dampener, and pitman arm. My 2005 didn't have death wobble but literally every ball joint in the front suspension was loose when I got it so rather than replacing the y-type stuff I just got the newer t-type. There's a few Dodge dealers on eBay that sell the entire conversion package for very reasonable prices.

The funny thing is that I did my conversion and then shortly after they released the tie rod replacement recall for both generations of trucks. I had to explain to the dealer why my truck had the newer stuff on it and they inspected it, determined that the new stuff was the recalled stuff, and they replaced the new stuff with more new stuff under the recall.
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We built the 2007 Powerwagon from a wreck and installed the 09-up steering kit when we built it. It will still get the death wobble on a rare occasion but I agree that kit is a much better design than the 08-down style.
 
Bringing this back up.

Anyone have experience with the Asian trans vs. the standard auto?

I like the 6 speed but the tune they put in the engine with that trans makes a lot less power
 
Because the engines with the 68rfe have a higher hp and tq rating. They are tunable and the Aisin is not. And I've seen several of them go over 300k miles without any trouble. If only they would've put a 68rfe behind a 5.9, that would be a perfect combo.
 
halcat said:
I am an ex truck driver. I think it is price mostly, and the cummins also. You can spec a so so dodge several thousand cheaper than a chevy or ford. Same reason you see a Volvo instead of peterbuilts
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Just about every guy I work with say they got the Cummins due to sticker shock from a Chevy or Ford. Me and a buddy pulled similar loads, mine a 2012 Chevy 2500 and his a 2013 3500 Cummins, and I seemed to have more pulling power. I have to admit that I liked the interior and ride of his truck over mine and his exhaust brake worked better. If all my family wasn't retired from GM, and wouldn't disown me, I wouldn't think twice about a newer Cummins.
 

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