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jlb27537 · 02-13-2017, 10:36 AM

While you can manually adjust the ride height, my concern is maintaining the proper drive-line U-joint angles.

My '12 Ram 3500 DRW, when loaded, when the rear squatted too much, I would get drive-line shudder on take off.

While a normal thing, I decided to eliminate the squat, and thus have no drive-line vibrations.

I also question why spend the money on a HO Cummins/Aisin combo with a SRW truck. A 68RFE will provide all the tranny the truck will need for it's weight limits and the std. Cummins will provide plenty of power.

NOW, if you were buying a 4dr, 8'box, DRW and towing 30K, yea, spend the money.

02-13-2017, 10:36 AM	#2
jlb27537 Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Depends on temps Posts: 1,648 M.O.C. #13157	While you can manually adjust the ride height, my concern is maintaining the proper drive-line U-joint angles. My '12 Ram 3500 DRW, when loaded, when the rear squatted too much, I would get drive-line shudder on take off. While a normal thing, I decided to eliminate the squat, and thus have no drive-line vibrations. I also question why spend the money on a HO Cummins/Aisin combo with a SRW truck. A 68RFE will provide all the tranny the truck will need for it's weight limits and the std. Cummins will provide plenty of power. NOW, if you were buying a 4dr, 8'box, DRW and towing 30K, yea, spend the money.