Well i guess im about to bite the bullet and rebuild my trans i have been having a hard time deciding between goerends and HTS. i called and talked to dusty this morning on the way home from work (3rd shift YUCK!) and he emailed me two quotes one with him building it and one with me doing all the work. i believe i am going to build it myself he said i wouldnt have a warranty on the trans itself if i did it that way but a warranty wouldnt do me a whole lot of good if i had to park the truck for a week or so and ship him the trans and wait to get it back. i am going with a billet input torque converter full race VB red eagle clutches and kolene steels with updated annulus 4.2 lever accumulator and servos and everything else he does to them himself only i will be doing it. luckily i have been blessed with a shop full of tools to get the job done including a press. so i shouldnt have too much trouble but WISH ME LUCK!

 

You love it... I drove a stock auto a couple days ago and it's amazing what it feels like compared to a built auto.

 

I was thinking of going with a goerend converter because of the warranty but what kinda warranty does the suncoast that dusty uses have? Has anyone ever destryoed a suncoast converter?

 

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its worth every penny if dusty does it! not trying to be mean but you should leave it to a professional!!! and no ive never ever heard of a suncoast breaking.

 

well i would leave it to dusty in a heartbeat but it caught me at a bad time and i cant really swing the extra 1500$. I have built a couple TH350 and a 700r4 Chevys but never any mopar stuff and i have all the tools i will need so i think i can manage.

 

has anyone got a good write up with pictures floating around the internet for a 48re tranny?

 

I have the OEM shop service manual for my 01 Jeep TJ it tells all, maybe check your dealer for one.

 

There are pictures of some of the tools that you will need in my gallery. The setup tolerances will be critical, so ask Dusty where he deviates from Chrysler. When are you going to do this? PM me about the Service manual section on this.

 

well i got him to tell me his secret in setting up the front and rear clutch packs tolerance wise Mcmopar did you fab those tools up yourself? if so you mind sending me some blueprints for those?

 

I bought them from Chrysler Miller/SPX. Do not buy the alignment tool. Build the OD section first and use the intermediate shaft to align everthing. No blue prints but I can measure anything you would like.