Heavy Duty 48RE
12-05-2007, 12:01 AM
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The "Heavy Duty" tranny is meant to be sold as an upgrade when someone is replacing a bad tranny. The cost is an extra $800 to 900. The brochure describes is as meant for owners who do heavy hauling.
Here's a link to the brochure:
http://uniteddodgegarage.com/07hdtransbroch.pdf
Here's a link to the brochure:
http://uniteddodgegarage.com/07hdtransbroch.pdf
. Wouldnt waste my money or breathe on it. I just wouldnt trust the dealer to not stick it to me and just replace the bands and clutches with upgraded mopar packs and call it the heavy duty transmission. But hey its your $ do what you will thats just my .02
12-06-2007, 01:52 AM
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I haven't driven it enough to really tell, but it does have noticeably firmer shifts and it doesn't feel like it is hunting between gears, which is something that the original tranny did.
I bought the truck with about 33K and the tranny blew at 44k. I don't do any heavy hauling (a boat or enclosed snowmobile trailer weighing 5-6000 lbs.) and I don't run it very hard.
I bought the truck with about 33K and the tranny blew at 44k. I don't do any heavy hauling (a boat or enclosed snowmobile trailer weighing 5-6000 lbs.) and I don't run it very hard.
12-22-2007, 09:39 PM
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I would like to know what your expereince is so far with the truck I am about to bring my truck into the dodge for the second time for the 1-2 hunting, and i can imagine if it happens once it will happen again. How do you think it compares to the stock tranny?
02-07-2008, 09:10 PM
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well by the looks of things the HD 48re is the only one available in BC right now. My truck went in today with a completey fubard trans. The parts/service counter said that once they confirm it need to be replaced the HD unit will be ordered and I do not have to pay anything. I will find out tomorrow if they are going to jerk me around or fix it. I will keep you posted.
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