4500/5500 Update!

[redfuelrules]

Well it is about time for the truck. But two weeks to late. Last weekend I had Put my order in for my 2008 Sterling L8500. Oh well The Sterling is a DC Product. I'm Not a sell out Yet.





Keith

What are the specs on your new Sterling?

 

[KDoerr]

What are the specs on your new Sterling?

8. 3 L Cummins, 13Spd, 23,000 lbs Single Drives, Air Brakes, 17,000 lbs Steering Axle, Air suspension, aluminum wheels And all the chrome you can get with a 36 inch sleeper And the price is $87,569. 20

 

[Barry]

Hercules 130 asked the question that is burning in my mind. My '06 3500 SRW has the Getrag 6spd. with a final drive of 0. 79. With the 3:73s the motor gets real busy around 80 mph. The new trannie(G56) is listed with an 0. 74 for the final hole. I have tried to source a set of 3:50 gears after the Standard Transmissions in Ft. Worth told me they cannot even replacement parts for the trannie. When they finally got back to me I then told they cannot even get 3:50 gears for the AAM.



WILL THEY EVER GET IT RIGHT??????

 

[DPKetchum]

Your 06 is NOT A GETRAG! Its a G56.

 

[Barry]

Thanx DP, now who makes the G56????

 

[DPKetchum]

A Daimler divison. Basicly a in house unit used in Europe and eleswhere in deliverly vehicles. Do a seach function,should be LOTS of reading about the G56. lots of info has been discused about this trans since late 05 when it replaced the NV5600. The its a GETRAG has been posted over and over because of the "G" I assume. Its been used in Damiler vehicles for a number of years.

 

[Barry]

Ah So, thanx for clearing that up. So back to my original problem. Is someone going to make a gear for that trannie or is someone going to do an after market set of gears for the AAM axle to get us back to where we need to be?