Sam,
I'm looking at a 95 Dak brochure as I read this and it says RC 4x2 5.2L
Magnum V8 man 5spd OD 3.90 7100#: Auto 4spd OD 3.90 6900#
KW
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Parthemer <maverick_nr552@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: DML: NV 3500
>> All it takes is driving that tranny hard and it collapses. It's
>fine for
>>street use and light work but you don't want to haul heavy loads with
>it.
>>There's a reason why the Automatic transmission is rated for heavier
>loads
>>than the manual tranny, it's built stronger and can handle towing
>better (This
>>really doesn't apply so much to the Daks but it really applies to the
>powerful
>>Rams
>
>Something is a miss, but with the Dakota, a '95 SLT 5 spd v8 w/ 3.90
>gearing is rated to 6700# towing capacity (10500 GVWR), vs. a auto v8
>w/3.90 gearing is rated to 6500# towing capacity (same 10500 GVWR).
>When you go to a 3.55 gearing, the difference is more. The 5 spd has a
>higher rating than an auto (A-518, 46RH?, etc.) A 5 spd has no trans
>cooler, so you don't have that heat to contend with (going right into
>your radiator) and less maint. (fluid wise).
>
>In '96 they raised the 5 spd tow rating to 7100# (4003 increase)...
>The GVWR stayed the same at 10500, so 7100# is an unrealistic #, but
>was published as such.
>
>For '99, the 5.9L Dakota, has been posted with an 8000# tow capacity.
>I checked it twice. Either a wild misprint, or the real thing. I
>checked through my manual (truck manual that is), and it really is a
>generic I4, V6, V8 Dakota manual (not really touching on the RT option
>with 5.9L engine.)
>
>Go figure,
>
>Sam '95 SLT
> '99 RT
>
>
>
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