Is the Aisin transmission worth it?
I got the new truck bug, and the Aisin transmission trucks are a fairly rare find in my area, especially loaded out ones. My current truck is a 2012 Ram with the 68RFE, so I believe it's rated at 610...
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IdaD wrote:Ron3rd wrote:FishOnOne wrote:45Ricochet wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
I recall a while back "I'm Rick James" reported he could not notice any performance difference between the 68 and the Aisin tranny. It's interesting that the defenders of the 68 opted for the Aisin and I think we all know why!
Good luck...
You know it's kind of funny this Ford lover, Ram hater would jump into yet another Ram thread. I seem to remember THIS Ford thread and no Ram guys jumped in with cheap remarks. Usual hear say from Troy I might add.
Just calling a spade... a spade! The above statement I made is undeniable facts but spin it however you like rick.
Perhaps Rick James can chime in as well since he's one of the few straight shooters here that I've read.
I think the reason a lot of folks go with the 68 is it's cheaper and if you like the truck and the overall package, the 68 is fine. I'm gonna be in the market for a new CTD (probably Tradsman trim) and all the local ones I've seen have the 68 so that's what I'll go with. Maybe if I was fulltiming with a 5er I would consider the Aisin.
I'm the poster child for this. I could have eeked by with a heavy half ton but a 3/4 ton is just a lot better solution for me, and it really doesn't cost much more than the heavy half once you add HD Payload and Max Tow. I paid $39k and literally couldn't find an F150 on any lot for less than that equipped with those two packages. So, why not opt for the heavier duty truck with all the heavy duty components? I really didn't see any downsides to stepping up a level.
I've been real pleased with the 68 so far and in my case I didn't think it was worth the extra money for the Aisin. This truck is my daily driver and weekend tow vehicle and I figured the 68 would be fine for that workload.
Well, the good news for you is that the Aisin wasn't an option for your configuration.
I'm sure the 68RE is an adequate transmission, as is the Aisin. There are those that preach the "MDT" moniker for the Aisin but that usually devolves into semantics. Bottom line is that they are all (regardless of brand) fairly decent transmissions that none of us will be able to quantify their strengths or weaknesses.
