Rumor has it there is a new tailgate on the Dodge?

ib516 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Ram should have spent their money on a better transmission for their HD diesels so they can at least keep up with the 10-speeds Ford and GM are coming out with for their diesels. Then again, this isn't the first time Ram/Chrysler skimped on a good trans behind their diesels for stupid pointless **** that will hardly be used by most consumers.

I'm sure the cost to design a swinging door tailgate is is peanuts compared to the cost to develop a transmission. The fundamental problem with ram is they choose to essentially outsource their transmissions.

Well, that is not just limited to Ram. Ford outsourced thew design of most of their 6R transmissions(not the 6R140) to ZF, and then just built them in house. Ram could(and should) have done the same instead of their 68RFE or Aisin.

Don't get me wrong the Aisin is strong and reliable, but it's cr@py shifting is very slow cannot be tuned. The 68RFE stock shifting is better than the Aisin, but still not as good as the other offerings. You have to custom tune it to get it to shift like the others. The valve body and thin overdrive clutches are also cr@p on the 68RFE and need to be upgraded to handle any real power.

And don't even get me started on the cr@py stock inefficient torque converter that comes on all Ram HD's. That thing hardly puts any power to the ground unlocked and it's not until it locks in higher gears that the truck starts to pull like a train. My billet lower stall speed TC I put in front of my built 68RFE is way more efficient and made a world of difference on how much power gets to the ground in the first few gears when the TC is unlocked. Especially at wide open throttle.

Hopefully the fact that they upgraded the software and computer on the Aisin will make an improvement.