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Old 12-23-2011, 09:30 AM
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Well it's time to look for a another truck, wrote off my BABY the other day . Anyway, found what looks like a good deal on a really nice 2007 SLT Quad with the 5.7 Hemi but the trans seems to be a 4 speed auto. Everywhere I do research it says that it should be a 5 speed auto. Is this a "misprint", if not does anyone know how the 4 speed matches with the Hemi, good/bad? My old 05' was a 5.7 hemi with the 5 speed auto and was great for pulling my holiday trailer.

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Old 12-23-2011, 09:34 AM
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What haPpend to 05
 
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Argh, hit ice on the Hiway and slamed me into the guardrail. Tell you the truth, not much visible damage considering the speed but it twisted the frame and rear axel a bit so "No Fixie".
 
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They all have the 545 transmission (which is technically a six-speed).
 
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Thanks Mike, figured it was the 545. I'm gonna check it when I'm under the truck when I do the inspection anyway but I wanted to have the facts first.

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There's no way you wouldn't have the 5spd auto. These trucks are just too complicated for someone to have slapped a 4spd under there without any other signs. The dash would be lit up like a Christmas tree and I doubt the truck would move at all.

I still wish they would have used six properly-spaced gears instead of dedicating one for downshifts only. This truck would be even better and it wouldn't have cost them any extra.
 



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