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Originally Posted by berna4406
Dumb question here sisnce I have not looked into it.Just what is the difference between a SLT crew cab and an R/T.I did not see any information regarding R/T'S when I bought my truck.
Thanks Sam
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The R/T is more of an upgraded Sport than it really is a SLT. Of course a Sport is really an upgraded SLT, so you kinda see where they fall in line. So, what makes an R/T and R/T? Well, there are four key things to the R/T, and only three of them are performance.
1. Appearance: The R/T is a Sport with a color matched TRX grille and the snap-on R/T badge. Other than that, R/Ts look exactly like Sports. They've got no other badges other than the one on the grille, inside or out. The R/T is also limited to three colors: Black, White, and Red.
2. Cab Options: The R/T is a regular cab only truck. The Sport can be bought in Regular Cab, Quad Cab, or Crew Cab. Obviously the lack of Quad and Crew Cabs save on weight, thus helping the R/T's performance numbers.
3. Torque Converter: The R/T has a different torque converter than any other HEMI. What exactly it does compared to the other torque converters is beyond me. It's interesting that Dodge has never called it a performance torque converter, they just say it's a loose torque converter. I asked the parts guy at my local Dodge dealership about the torque converter and he looked at them for the RAM. I have no doubt he really didn't know how to look for what he was looking for, but he said the computer was only showing a single listing for torque converters when it came to the transmission mated to the 5.7 HEMI.
4. Rear End Gears: All the other RAMs have various options between three gears: 3.21, 3.55, and 3.92 with LSD. The R/T is the only RAM that came factory with 4.10 gears and the LSD.
Hope this helps.
