lol, sorry, I'm not auto guru, but how much is a tranny rebuild for one of these? And when do you know if you need one?

 

you'll know when it needs one...

i got the recipt for my tranny rebuild when i bought my truck....it was $2400 and change....and it has a beefed TC, and higher quality parts, was told it was built for towing..

 

Well you know... that's really not that bad if you want to keep the rig. Does that make you have to get a reissued title that says your vehicle is a rebuilt?

 

nope, my title is still clean, and these trucks are definatly worth it IMO

 

I agree.

Hmmm, you must only have to have a rebuilt title reissued if you total it and then have it rebuilt.

Thanks for all the helpful info all.

 

yes if an insurence company declares it totalled, then from now on it will be a salvage title.

 

I put 290k+ on my 98 Dodge Ram 1500 V8 5.9L Magnum before I sold it last year.

 

97 ram laraime with a 5.9L 217,000 miles with original engine and trans

 

I'm just about to hit 200,000 miles on my 97 Sport. The trans was rebuilt at around 160k. Other than that, the truck runs like the proverbial (and cliche) top. I see no reason it can't go another 100,000 miles (knock on wood).

 

The amount of mileage you can get out of these trucks reminds me of an old movie quote - 'my top end is UNLIMITED' - (I believe this came from the cop during a chase scene in Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry) - I believe you can get as much mileage as you want out of these trucks, given that we can always exchange parts, such as the motor, transmission, differential, etc. I've swapped out numerous parts on my truck and plan to drive it indefinitely. Thanks goodness for the Internet, which makes access to vintage parts much easier than ever before.

I used to have an '82 Ram D-150 with a /6 engine. I got the truck with 180,000 miles on it, swapped in a rebuilt /6, rebuilt 727 trans, repainted the truck and drove it off and on for another 100,000 miles. The only reason I don't still have it is because I wanted a V-8/4WD/air conditioned truck to haul my car trailer/enjoy more power+A/C and someone wanted to pay me good money for the '82 to make the transition to the '96 Ram 2500 4x4 real easy.