Well the dodge is down rear wheel bearing and for the last few days I have been driving my dads 05 d-max 4 door and really liking it this baby is loaded! So I decided to kinda poke around and see what the prices are I found there kinda high but nice trucks.Can anyone give me some things to look for in buying a used truck .I would love a 6 speed but they are very rare the Alison in dads truck doesn't shift as crisp as I would like how hard is that to change,I used to a hard shift in my Buick gn.Btw I am a GM guy at heart that is all I have owned until I got the dodge before that I had a 6.5 turbo diesel stock had a lot of problems from the pump

 

First, a hard shift isn't always a good shift. Allisons are very smooth. The way their clutch packs are designed along with their programming, make for a nice constant flow all the way up the gears and rpm. Contrary to the 'old days', when a trans shifts hard, it's an indecation of something being wrong. Only Dodge guys still shift, everyone else has moved on with their lives and trust a good quality automatic to make towing a breeze, not an adventure.

Second, the old 6.5 has absolutly nothing to do with the 6.6 Duramax. Act as if you never heard of the 6.5 or any injector pump problems. The Duramax is completely different.....and no it's not a modified gas engine.

Things to look for when buying used: Check for a fluid leak at the rear case of the transfercase. Check for noises in the ft end that might be a loose hub bearing. '03-'05, check to make sure the speed-o works properly. Look for cracks in the trailer hitch.

When you find something you like in your price range, give us a shout, we can be more specific then.

 

 

There a few other good treads with some good info. On higher mileage trucks look closely at the tcase for leaks. The pump can wear a hole through the case.

 

What is the deal with the injectors and what years did it affect?Also when they are replced will they need it agian?kinda lookin at a 01 or a 02

 

The LB7's are the ones with the injector problems 01-04.5

Can anyone believe this a Cummins guy is actually coming out and saying he wants a Dmax

 

I know...Damn soft riding suspensions

 

lb7 motors 01-04 has some problems with the injectors.

8 digit in the vin would be a 1 if its a lb7.

 

your nuts ! sorry guys GM left me and my boat stranded in BFE so im done with them other than hot rod gas stuff (big block boat motors) etc.. I know not all are bad but my luck i have had 3 new trucks fail me none were dodge all 3 GM

 

Lets not start a brand war here guys