Hemi or Cummins?

[torredcuda]

Diesel 1000 mile trip @ 20mpg @$4.03/gallon= $201.50 in fuel or 20cents/mile
Gas same trip @14mpg @3.24/gallon=$231.43 in fuel or 23cents/mile

15,000 miles/year =3000 for diesel and 3471.45 for gas

[JS27N0B]

yeah I am not as up on the newest trucks , with the lift pump in tank that will be a better solution for sure , however I have a friend with the 04 & he has had to replace the wheel brgs & front stabilizer at 125,000 Km so the front end doesn`t seem any better than the 94-02

I bet your friend goes through the mud and muck, or has overside tires and rims with big offset. If your front stabilizer is a shimmy shock or a sway bar end link that sounds like normal wear and tear to me.

[JS27N0B]

My `97 has dana 60`s front and rear with 4.10s,do the newer 2500s have the same axles and what gear choices do I have?

I'm reading into this thread and it sounds like you want a Hemi. The axles are American Axle Manufacturing(AAM) The front is a 9.25" and the rear with a gas motor is a 10.5" with a standard ratio of 3.73:1 or optional 4.10:1.  The Hemi has 16 spark plugs and does have EGR valve issues along with evaporative emmision concerns. The trans is the 545rfe and has been very trouble free.

[Chryco Psycho]

I bet your friend goes through the mud and muck, or has overside tires and rims with big offset. If your front stabilizer is a shimmy shock or a sway bar end link that sounds like normal wear and tear to me.

Actually no he babys his truck , ,to my knowledge it has never been offroad, it has factory tires & Mags on it , no lift kit , he is meticulous closing on anal about maintainence & just taking care of the truck , he will not even get onto the throttle until the temp guage starts to move  , yet at 125,000 he started getting a death wobble in the front end at highway speeds , the front end was bad already & he couldn`t believe it & told me that he had never beat on his truck ever & was very disappointed that he had these problems with so little milage on it

[JS27N0B]

Actually no he babys his truck , ,to my knowledge it has never been offroad, it has factory tires & Mags on it , no lift kit , he is meticulous closing on anal about maintainence & just taking care of the truck , he will not even get onto the throttle until the temp guage starts to move  , yet at 125,000 he started getting a death wobble in the front end at highway speeds , the front end was bad already & he couldn`t believe it & told me that he had never beat on his truck ever & was very disappointed that he had these problems with so little milage on it

I guess the discrepency is what is considered a lot of miles then. 125K is a lot of miles to me. Wearable things do wear out.

[torredcuda]

Both sides of my front end have been done at less than 100k miles but  plowing wears them out sooner.