Automatic Transmission Rebuilders

[jarbra15]

I'm thinking about upgrading my 47RE transmission. I have nearly 150,000 miles on my stock tranny and it's starting to make noise in overdrive, so I'm thinking about replacing it with an upgraded one built for towing my 5th. wheel. I need your thoughts on the best transmission rebuilder. I've read some not so good reviews about ATS, so I an considering Suncoast or having a tranny shop rebuild with Goerend parts. Anyone who has any actual experience with either would help me decide. Thanks.

[Me_Again]

campingken wrote:
We have a 2003 Dodge 3500 diesel 4x4 with the 47 RE trans. We use it for towing and at 140,000 I decided to have it rebuilt before we had any major issues. Our local trans shop rebuilt it and upgraded the torque converter to a Billet. The out the door cost was just shy of $2500.

We now have 185,000 on the truck and the trans has been flawless. The truck is completely stock and does not have a HO motor.

What do you tow the horse trailer with? Do the horse still hear it coming a 1/4-1/2 mile away?

Chris

[hotpepperkid]

john&bet wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The rule of thumb for diesel people where I race is this:

Want a bullet proof Mopar tranny; get a Goerend.

Want a bullet proof Chevy tranny; get a Suncoast.

Don't race Fords. :B

(the last one I made up just to get Fish going. The other 2 are legit)

I will not requment a Suncoast to anyone. Their torque convertor left me stranded in no where montana with only 1400 miles on it. It shelled out and took out the front pump. I almost missed my Grand Daughter wedding because of it.That was the second one my rebuilder had fail on him. The Goerend he put in never give me a problem with 66K miles on it when I traded up in trucks.

If you had a Ford you wouldnt need a new trans. I have 250,000 mile on mine and all I do is change the fluid every year. But for rebuilt Ford transmission use Brians truck shop or John Wood

[ShinerBock]

FishOnOne wrote:
My BIL purchased a used 07 Dodge DRW truck from a man in Arizona and drove it back to Texas in desperation to find a dodge without the emissions stuff. It has a after market transmission that painted purple so not sure what aftermarket brand it is, but so far it's held up pretty good towing some serious loads that I'm sure would have burned up a factory one.

If it was purple, then it was more then likely an ATS Performance transmission.

[campingken]

We have a 2003 Dodge 3500 diesel 4x4 with the 47 RE trans. We use it for towing and at 140,000 I decided to have it rebuilt before we had any major issues. Our local trans shop rebuilt it and upgraded the torque converter to a Billet. The out the door cost was just shy of $2500.

We now have 185,000 on the truck and the trans has been flawless. The truck is completely stock and does not have a HO motor.

[FishOnOne]

My BIL purchased a used 07 Dodge DRW truck from a man in Arizona and drove it back to Texas in desperation to find a dodge without the emissions stuff. It has a after market transmission that painted purple so not sure what aftermarket brand it is, but so far it's held up pretty good towing some serious loads that I'm sure would have burned up a factory one.

[FishOnOne]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The rule of thumb for diesel people where I race is this:

Want a bullet proof Mopar tranny; get a Goerend.

Want a bullet proof Chevy tranny; get a Suncoast.

Don't race Fords. :B

(the last one I made up just to get Fish going. The other 2 are legit)

Turtle,
Thanks for the opportunity... LOL :B

[rhagfo]

jarbra15 wrote:
I'm thinking about upgrading my 47RE transmission. I have nearly 150,000 miles on my stock tranny and it's starting to make noise in overdrive, so I'm thinking about replacing it with an upgraded one built for towing my 5th. wheel. I need your thoughts on the best transmission rebuilder. I've read some not so good reviews about ATS, so I an considering Suncoast or having a tranny shop rebuild with Goerend parts. Anyone who has any actual experience with either would help me decide. Thanks.
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Brad & Carol
2001 Dodge 2500,Quad Cab, LB,5.9CTD,Auto,3.54
2004 Cedar Creek Silverback LRLFS
15K Lil Rocker hitch
Tekonsha-Prodigy Brake Controller

That Silverback is likely near the max 5er rating for the 3.54 gearing, have you considered going to a 4.10 gear to ease the strain on the 47RE?

[Grit_dog]

path1 wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Suncoast, goerend or Firepunk if you're interested in a bulletproof or upgraded trans.
If your making stock or near stock power though, save your money and find a decent shop to diagnose, service, adjust bands, or possibly rebuild, provided your ok with the OE mushbox performance of a 47/48re.
If I was rebuilding one today for stock power I'd still get a good aftermarket tq converter and an upgraded valve body just to improve the transmissions behaviour.

You don't NEED upgraded anything for what a stock 24v puts out and at only 150k on a 18 year old truck, how many more miles vs $ sunk into a trans do you expect out of it?

So how on our wet side would you recommend. Pickings seem small

I'm sorry, I don't have any experience getting a trans rebuilt around here.
However, Central Tansmission in Kent did a trans service on our old SRT recently. It was done properly and they were professional, fair price IMO and didn't try to jerk me around at all.

[Ron3rd]

john&bet wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The rule of thumb for diesel people where I race is this:

Want a bullet proof Mopar tranny; get a Goerend.

Want a bullet proof Chevy tranny; get a Suncoast.

Don't race Fords. :B

(the last one I made up just to get Fish going. The other 2 are legit)

I will not requment a Suncoast to anyone. Their torque convertor left me stranded in no where montana with only 1400 miles on it. It shelled out and took out the front pump. I almost missed my Grand Daughter wedding because of it.That was the second one my rebuilder had fail on him. The Goerend he put in never give me a problem with 66K miles on it when I traded up in trucks.

On your 2018 Ram?

[ShinerBock]

You could probably get with a good local rebuilder that will charge you half of what these Suncoast or other built transmission will cost. Then just go buy a Revmax TC and valve body for him to slap in on the rebuild and you will be good to go. Although, the valve body or even a build trans will be useless unless you tune it to increase line pressure. That is how they are able to handle so much and last a long time doing it.

[jarbra15]

Thanks guys. I know I don't need a full blown built tranny for my stock truck but I would like to beef it up with an upgraded torque converter and valve body. I just don't want to drop 5K on it and have problems with it. That's why I'm asking questions. I have read a few bad reviews and don't want the same results.

[ShinerBock]

Grit dog wrote:
Suncoast, goerend or Firepunk if you're interested in a bulletproof or upgraded trans.
If your making stock or near stock power though, save your money and find a decent shop to diagnose, service, adjust bands, or possibly rebuild, provided your ok with the OE mushbox performance of a 47/48re.
If I was rebuilding one today for stock power I'd still get a good aftermarket tq converter and an upgraded valve body just to improve the transmissions behaviour.

You don't NEED upgraded anything for what a stock 24v puts out and at only 150k on a 18 year old truck, how many more miles vs $ sunk into a trans do you expect out of it?

X2

No need to go with a Suncoast or any of the others transmissions built to handle more power unless the engine is putting out more power than stock. A good TC that has a lower than stock stall speed along with a good valve body(such as Revmax) that allows for more line pressure with trans tune will go a long way in transmission behavior and longevity on stock or even slightly over stock power levels.

[john_bet]

I had my '04 Dodge rebuilt at 154K by a very good local small shop. Only one problem was that the Suncoast torque convertor shelled out 25 miles west of Glendive,Mt. on MT 200. UGH.

[john_bet]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The rule of thumb for diesel people where I race is this:

Want a bullet proof Mopar tranny; get a Goerend.

Want a bullet proof Chevy tranny; get a Suncoast.

Don't race Fords. :B

(the last one I made up just to get Fish going. The other 2 are legit)

I will not requment a Suncoast to anyone. Their torque convertor left me stranded in no where montana with only 1400 miles on it. It shelled out and took out the front pump. I almost missed my Grand Daughter wedding because of it.That was the second one my rebuilder had fail on him. The Goerend he put in never give me a problem with 66K miles on it when I traded up in trucks.