Ram automatic vs asin

5 pages... and not one person has yet mentioned that Ram offers TWO Aisin automatic transmissions concurrently, let alone distinguished between the two.

It would help if you establish which Aisin automatic you are talking about when making a comparison.

And technically, one could say there are 3 Aisins in the Rams, because one of them was updated a year or two ago.

goducks10 wrote:
Pros lower 1st gears.
Cons $2600.00

No they cost the Delta between the two. You get a lot more than a lower first gear. Chris

Me Again wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
If I could get shorter gears in a SRW with an Aisin then it might be worth it.

You are overlooking the fact that the low first gear in the Aisin vs the 68RFE is much better for towing in the SRW 3500's that are only available with 3.42 gears. (I posted the gear ratio's earlier)

It is the best of both worlds. Gets a load heavy moving with tall gears which gives the truck really long legs! Like 1750 RPM at 80 MPH across Western Wyoming and Eastern Utah bringing it home.

Like any thing it does have a couple quirks. At 55 MPH it will hunt down to 5th gear on a small hills without a trailer in tow. In towhaul is performs flawlessly while towing.

It is more or less free standing without a link to the trucks computers having its own, sending gear info back to the EVIC. It is not adaptive to ones driving style. We made a trip to Arizona and back towing the old 5th wheel and I am very happy with it.

Chris

I find myself wanting a 3.73 gear at times too. On a lot of the back roads I travel towing the speed seems to fall right at that in between gear if you know what I mean. Don't get me wrong, I love the cruising of the 3.42. On a lot of boat ramps and driving through the campgrounds with the boat it can't decide if it wants to run in second or need first. That big jump between the lower gears keep it searching sometimes. The perfect fix for me would be a two speed axle option. LOL

ShinerBock wrote:
If I could get shorter gears in a SRW with an Aisin then it might be worth it.

You are overlooking the fact that the low first gear in the Aisin vs the 68RFE is much better for towing in the SRW 3500's that are only available with 3.42 gears. (I posted the gear ratio's earlier)

It is the best of both worlds. Gets a load heavy moving with tall gears which gives the truck really long legs! Like 1750 RPM at 80 MPH across Western Wyoming and Eastern Utah bringing it home.

Like any thing it does have a couple quirks. At 55 MPH it will hunt down to 5th gear on a small hills without a trailer in tow. In towhaul is performs flawlessly while towing.

It is more or less free standing without a link to the trucks computers having its own, sending gear info back to the EVIC. It is not adaptive to ones driving style. We made a trip to Arizona and back towing the old 5th wheel and I am very happy with it.

Chris

NC Hauler wrote:

Please, DO NOT waste one second of your time feeling sorry for me, or even being remotely wondering if or why I might possibly be mad at you.:R...that's inanely ridiculous...Block me and never read another one of my post...it could work for both of us...

Jim

Well, I don't know what to tell you. If someone has an issue with what kind of vehicles I prefer to drive then yes I feel sorry for that person because I certainly am not going to be sorry for liking what I like. I also don't block people. I feel that if one is not willing to hear everyone else's opinion or comments, then no one should listen to theirs.

NC Hauler wrote:
I towed a 39' 9" 5er that scaled at 16,300#, ( not really that light) with both tranny's..and the 68RFE did an excellent job towing that weight through the mountains of NC, TN, VA and WV...so it handled what I considered a little heavier weight than you might give it credit for..

Please, DO NOT waste one second of your time feeling sorry for me, or even being remotely wondering if or why I might possibly be mad at you.:R...that's inanely ridiculous...Block me and never read another one of my post...it could work for both of us...

Jim

That's ok Jim. I guess my towing 17000 pounds through the Rockies (including many trips across Ike) doesn't count as heavy either.

Grit dog wrote:
Cmon Dodge boys, no arguing amongst yourselves! Ram Mafia forever!

I am not in the Ram Mafia nor do I like just one truck brand. I like certain things about each brand and I dislike certain things about each as well. The same manufacture that I think makes the better half ton is not the same one that I think makes the best three quarter ton or one ton. I like what I like, not what a brand tells me to like based on what they offer.

Grit dog wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Cmon Dodge boys, no arguing amongst yourselves! Ram Mafia forever!

I never owned a 5.9, and have only owned Dodge Ram trucks for just 6 years...don't think I qualify as "Ram Mafia":B..Though I do love the truck:B..(owned Chevy trucks for 35 years and last 4 were D/A's...so I may be disqualified...but guess I am a Dodge/Ram "fanboy":)


Jim

C rap I mus only be a fanboy then as well. My last truck before the Dodge was a Dmax...lol.

:B...nah...you part of the mafia:B

Jim

NC Hauler wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Cmon Dodge boys, no arguing amongst yourselves! Ram Mafia forever!

I never owned a 5.9, and have only owned Dodge Ram trucks for just 6 years...don't think I qualify as "Ram Mafia":B..Though I do love the truck:B..(owned Chevy trucks for 35 years and last 4 were D/A's...so I may be disqualified...but guess I am a Dodge/Ram "fanboy":)


Jim

No Jim, you qualify for the "Ram Mafia" , no one gets that excited about some negative on their truck, and not be a member of the Ram Mafia . :B

NC Hauler wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Cmon Dodge boys, no arguing amongst yourselves! Ram Mafia forever!

I never owned a 5.9, and have only owned Dodge Ram trucks for just 6 years...don't think I qualify as "Ram Mafia":B..Though I do love the truck:B..(owned Chevy trucks for 35 years and last 4 were D/A's...so I may be disqualified...but guess I am a Dodge/Ram "fanboy":)


Jim

C rap I mus only be a fanboy then as well. My last truck before the Dodge was a Dmax...lol.