06 Dodge Cummins
 

I'm looking at an 06 Dodge 2500 with a Cummins right now. I'm not current on this engine and truck. Is there anyone here that can give me some info on this set up. I'm looking for both the good and bad. Thanks

I owned a quad cab dually with the G56 manual. Great truck had no problems with it whatsoever. That engine will make a lot of power and torque. Go to www.cumminsforum.com and read what other owners say about the Common Rail.

The good: it doesn't have a DPF (diesel particulate filter) that burns away your fuel. The engine has good reliable power.

The bad: the Dodge chassis needs more stability with loads. It is squirley and hard to keep in the lane in certain situations with wind and trucks passing. The bushings just don't hold up as well as others.


Still a workable option. :grinser010:

The bad: the Dodge chassis needs more stability with loads. It is squirley and hard to keep in the lane in certain situations with wind and trucks passing. The bushings just don't hold up as well as others.


That may be true, but Dodge trucks are by far the preferred trucks in LTL hotshot hauling. Guys are willing to overlook chassis issues for the Cummins motor.

My 2007 with 5.9 cummings goes straight down the road with or without load no problems

Are they kown to have any kind of front end issues?

If it is an auto plan on beefing up the torque converter if towing heavy.

Cummings is a place in Georgia. Cummins is what is in dodge pick up trucks.

Being a smart ass about one letter

He beat me to it. If you have a CUMMINS there's no excuse for putting that 'g' in there. Go on any CUMMINS forum and you'll get the same thing.

That is worse than someone saying is that one of those cigar boats.

Dodge had a rash of lower ball joint issues in some earlier trucks and most of it was the chassis lower than 3500.
The bushings in the front end of 1 tons give too easy and sometimes wear out fast.

If the alignment and tire presures are kept straight and fully inflated to what the TIRE MFGR prints on the sidewall, instead of what other stupid agendas claim including the sticker on the door jamb, they do much better.

Factory bushings always suck. Even though I didn't feel anything wrong, I was going to replace the bushings and do some other front end work on my 2006 Dodge dually because it kept pulling to the right but I decided to trade it instead. I miss the raw power of the Cummins but my Hemi has lots of power too. :)

Fixx
 

they are great trucks but!!! their is a major problem with the front end...its called the dodge ram death wobble,,its when the front goes into this violent shake and you have to stop the truck in order for it to go away..every newer dodge i have worked on has had it at some point,usually ones in the 60k range..their was a recall on some of the front end parts but this is only a temporary fix.the front track bar usually fixes it but that only lasys for a little while..the real cause is theirs no cross member in front of the gear box and it transfers a vibration which in return causes the gear box to go wacky and start shaking.

If anyone is having this problem with their dodge and all the front end parts are good then here's the fix,i installed it and the problam went away..
http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.asp...6&scid=FROOGLE

other issues would be is the front drive axle ujoints,expected with a live axle..

mrfix I thought the death wobble was primarily known in 4x4 trucks not 2wd?? I had my 2wd dually for 50,000 miles and it never happened. I had a 2wd 03 before that and never got the death wobble.

Fixx
 

that is correct! only 4x4 dodge 2500 & 3500 trucks,mainly the single rear wheel ones :drink:

Single rear wheel ones lol.

Fixx
 

Sounded kinda funky lol,,ok non dually:drink:

ok this explanes everything :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMM_B...ext=1&index=22

Notice it started right after he went over that big raised patch. There oughta be a law against that. :hothead:

(BTW it ain't 'explanes' lol. :lolhit:

Death wobble isn't only associated with Dodge trucks....I know of Jeeps and Ford trucks that have experienced this as well. It's more common on lifted vehicles w/oversized tires.
06 Ram Cummins is a good truck with a good engine imo.

"...06 Ram Cummins is a good truck with a good engine imo."


From my experience, and others on the Cummins forums, it is, but I would say the 5.9L Cummins is a GREAT engine. And now, the truck has FINALLY caught up to the engine.

I have seen 2005-2007 5.9s with 700-800hp as daily drivers. No other light/medium duty diesel has ever been fitted with triple turbos as the 5.9 Common Rail for heavy duty towing.

The Cummins is the perfect swap for frustrated Ford owners, and until the 2010 Dodge came out, the universal opinion(mine included) was the Ford Lariat 4x4/Cummins was the best truck on the road.

I agree....didn't mean "good" as in ok, I meant "good" as in f'in awesome :ernaehrung004:
I am partial to the 98.5-02 24 Valve Cummins though....with a few mods the second-gen Rams are about bullet proof in my experience. I couldn't be happier w/my 98.5 Ram 3500 Cummins with the NV5600 swap. Plus ya gotta love the rattle lol :D

Ah yeah I hear ya on the NV5600. Lots of guys want that steel casing. I had the G56 and had no problems with it in my stock truck but I hear it won't hold up under serious motor mods(500hp+).

What I liked about my Common Rail was that growl it made when I pushed the clutch in and let off the fuel in 1st gear. I had a little rattle too but it wasn't anything like your 2nd gen...