I go to Dodge's build page and they won't let me enter 3.73's with the 6 speed manual tranny.

What's up with that!?

Out here with 75mph speed limits I DON'T want the 4.10's.

Also, you can't get the Green or the Graphite colors on the duallys??

Sheeese, think I'll look at some Duramaxes...DC is getting pretty controlling.

Thanks for the vent!

 

3.73 is the standard gear. 4.10 is optional. Click on the edit button to the option package and you will see. Pretty straight forward if you ask me. I had to look and see because it didnt seem right.

 

Well, as soon as I pick the Cummins engine option, an 'incompatability' window pops up and says 'you can't have the 3.73, we changed it to 4.10's'

 

Are you picking the "off road group"?

 

No off road pkg.

It appears that if you build a 3500 dually Cummins 6 speed, you can ONLY get 4.10 ratio gears.

Called dealer to confirm
they can't answer on the phone, but "come on in and we'll sell you something"


NOT!

 

Sheeese, think I'll look at some Duramaxes...DC is getting pretty controlling.

I thought the DMAX allowed only 3.73's?

 

FWIW, I've also had issues with the "build a dodge" thing on Dodge's web site. It seems that the 4.10 gear is required for the Hemi, but not the cummins.

Try www.costcoauto.com or www.carsdirect.com. They've been more accurate for me.

 

www.kbb.com works well. It seems edmunds.com will let you build it anyway you want whether the factory will do it or not.

 

I don't know what is wrong with the website but you can get a dually, 6-speed, with 3.73's or 4.10's.

 

Graphite is a no on a dually, or atleast is was when I orderd mine, that is the color that I originally wanted.

 

Well courious ... can you get the 3.73's or not on the new 3500 dually?? I'm thinking if not they haven't solved the problems with the whinnnnnnnneeee yet.

 

Any truck with a diesel engine can have either gear ratio, it has nothing to do with dual wheels.

 

Thats the way it should be....real truck...real gear!

 

Why do they only offer 3.73 and 4.10 as options? Why not a higher gear?

 

If your planning on towing anything of substantial weight, anything faster than the 3.73's is just too fast. My 02' had 3.54's in it and we swapped em out for 4.10's. It just wouldn't pull the big trailer with a load on it eficiently. For the average puller, 3.73's are a good gear with the cummins. For the heavy hauler such as I, 4.10's become required if you are pullin often.