i smoke fords and chevys and gmcs and titans and pre-07 tundras all the time. um... smooth, good looks. easy to mod. a fuccin beast when you open it up.

 

You could always get a sharadon kit to put in your tranny when you get the truck, that would beef it up and give you peace of mind. Might be spendy though.

 

I think problems on Dodges are luck of the draw just with anything. I had a 97 Ram with no problems at all. My cousin had a 98 ram with a tranny problem.

 

Well, I have a 5sp, so not much of a problem here, but 3 of my friends had to work on their auto Rams (one '99 @ 90K miles - Chicago, one '94 @ 95K miles - Chicago and one @120K miles - Tulsa). I also know a guys that owns a transmission repair shop here in Tulsa and this is what he said:
Dodge Auto transmissions are great and very reliable as long as you take good care of them. They are so friggin' long that if you let the fluid run dirty it doesn't reach all the spots at the right pressure. He said that he's seen a properly maintained tranny go for over 200K miles with no problem. On the other hand he loves people who don't take care of their trucks They make him a lot of money...

Tomski

 

I would try and get a standard, I have not heard of ANY problems in a standard dodge just the auto's unless the gear got stuck between between which happened to a friend of mine but other than that stick I have heard nothing but good from them.

 

I would love to have a stick with the hemi if i got one but if i go with a hemi it's gonna be a 1500 rcsb. The only thing that would make me sacrifice the rcsb would be a 2500 qcsb CTD. I wouldn't want the qcsb stick hemi. Now a rcsb hemi sport 4x4 with a six speed woudl be sick.

 

ive never had a problem with a tranny in any of my dodges... i hope one doesnt start now that i said that though...

 

If I do buy dodge it will be a stick.