BigBlue

One of my buddy's brothers is putting a tow truck tranny into his Ford PSD (it runs 13.2's). He said those trannies are built stronger than normal ones. My question is are they really that much stronger? Who builds them if they are? If I were to swap one in to mine, do you think the dealer would notice if it is a Dodge tranny? Depending on yalls answers, I may be looking for a wrecked Dodge wrecker.

pappyman

I owned a Towing Service and I just took normal trucks and double framed them and installed the wrecker...I never heard anything about special trannys :-[ :-[ :-[

98rammer

most tow trucks have allisons or just a regular tranny. i'm very sure that ford didn't update any trannies for the F-250 to F-550 cab and chassis. He should just go with a BTS or DTT tranny (wait, must be a gasser?). only an allison will hold a little more power which isn't worth the loss of power through those things. a modified transmission by the typical modifiers is about our only real option.<br><br>Tom

BigBlue

Alright. Thanks. I was just curious about it. Maybe another option. I'm going with a full ATS setup once I get into college and get the money. ;D

pappyman

[quote author=98rammer link=board=4;threadid=8486;start=0#81961 date=1040241627]<br>most tow trucks have allisons or just a regular tranny. i'm very sure that ford didn't update any trannies for the F-250 to F-550 cab and chassis. He should just go with a BTS or DTT tranny (wait, must be a gasser?). only an allison will hold a little more power which isn't worth the loss of power through those things. a modified transmission by the typical modifiers is about our only real option.<br><br>Tom<br>[/quote]<br><br>The Allison auto is used because it has PTO option which is needed for tow trucks the smaller Allison used in The GM 2500HD and 3500 pickups do not have a PTO option available on the truck. While the Allison transmissions in the 2500HD and 3500 pickup trucks have a PTO drive gear, the truck's floor pan does not accommodate the PTO.

98rammer

[quote author=pappyman link=board=4;threadid=8486;start=0#82061 date=1040256573]<br>The Allison auto is used because it has PTO option which is needed for tow trucks the smaller Allison used in The GM 2500HD and 3500 pickups do not have a PTO option available on the truck. While the Allison transmissions in the 2500HD and 3500 pickup trucks have a PTO drive gear, the truck's floor pan does not accommodate the PTO.<br>[/quote]<br><br>well, there's always a 3&quot; body lift an allison isn't up to what we do to our transmissions, but it would be a lot better than a stock tranny!

TGCTD

OEM tow truck trannies,don't exist,at least for Dodge. What you are refering to i believe is a modified trans with more torque capability, than stock. Your trans is the 47RE,which is essentially the same trans they put behind the 426 hemi,except for the overdrive unit the hung off the rear of it.It is Dodge's strongest trans,but modifications like shift kits or torque converters can enhance it's performance.Contacting places like ATS,would probably put you on the right track for what you're looking for. By the way yes they will notice a Ford trans in you're Dodge.TGCTD