rotary shifter delete?
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09/26/16 04:46 PM
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I'm due for a new truck, but I hate the mandatory rotary shifter on the Ram 1500. According to the Ram stealer, they can not order a 1500 without it. I'd switch to a Ford or Chev to get rid of it, except for that my dad is a Chrysler retiree, so I get killer pricing.
Does anyone make a kit to replace the stupid thing with a real shifter? Thanks, Joel
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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09/27/16 08:24 PM
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Joel, you are alone in this crusade. If Dodge Customers didn't like it, they would have got rid of it by now. Complaining to us isn't going to make it go away either. I'll gladly trade you the sloppy, indicators don't line-up, stuck in the 50's lever on my '01 for your dial.
Soon, Fords will have it.......doubtful if Blunder Motors will pull their heads out of their asses long enough to see the light.
For many years now all heavy equipment, medium and heavy duty trucks have these controls in various forms from transmission to hydraulics.....and it's the best thing ever. I'd never go back to manual controls.
And, I'm just curious: but, what has it done to you? Has it failed? Do you think the aftermarket is even remotely smarter than Chrysler to build one?
Mo' Farts
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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09/27/16 10:55 PM
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I can get you the friends discount on any new Ford, but it isn't as good as employee pricing like you're getting on the Rams. If you're a good negotiator you can do better than the friends discount pretty easily.
I agree that the rotary shifter is not intuitive to use. I much prefer a column shifter, or a conventional shifter in the console- especially for things like backing up a trailer or plowing snow.
'18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Blusmbl]
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09/27/16 11:27 PM
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Funny timing on this topic...I traded my 2011 Laramie for a 2016 about 2 weeks ago absolutely love the new truck, better power, fuel mileage, built in trailer brake...etc, etc, etc....however...I got my online customer survey today and blasted the rotary shifter, thought I could get used to it, not so much, not yet at least.
1968 Plymouth GTX 1974 Dodge P/U Long Bed Stepside 318 2019 Ram 2500 6.4, auto, 4WD
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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09/28/16 12:47 AM
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I love the truck overall. The hemi and the 8 speed is a great combination. Yes, the drive by wire lag is a pain, but I've figured out how to deal with it. If I want 1/2 throttle, I don't just push the pedal down 1/2 way. I floor it, then back off to 1/2 after the trans kicks down and the revs come up. That speeds it up a little.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Grizzly]
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09/28/16 04:40 PM
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Joel, you are alone in this crusade. If Dodge Customers didn't like it, they would have got rid of it by now. Complaining to us isn't going to make it go away either. I'll gladly trade you the sloppy, indicators don't line-up, stuck in the 50's lever on my '01 for your dial.
Soon, Fords will have it.......doubtful if Blunder Motors will pull their heads out of their asses long enough to see the light.
For many years now all heavy equipment, medium and heavy duty trucks have these controls in various forms from transmission to hydraulics.....and it's the best thing ever. I'd never go back to manual controls.
And, I'm just curious: but, what has it done to you? Has it failed? Do you think the aftermarket is even remotely smarter than Chrysler to build one? Lots of other complaints on this setup....
Last edited by Mopar1970440; 09/28/16 04:43 PM.
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Mopar1970440]
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09/28/16 10:07 PM
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Grizzly
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Lots of other complaints on this setup....
Oh yes, lots of the stuck-in-their-ways Old Farts I used to work with complained too:
Mo' Farts
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Grizzly]
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09/28/16 10:09 PM
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Our spare machine looks like this, and no one will run it; not after running the new one for a couple of months.
Mo' Farts
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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09/29/16 08:00 AM
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Have had my rotary shifter for one year and it is still awkward to me. As said, backing a trailer is where it is the most annoying. Ford's Fusion commercial shows a rotary shifter. I can live with the rotary but like it has been said, it is not intuitive.
‘72 Charger, 5.9 Magnum, Tremec 5 spd., Pro-Touring ‘14 Big Horn, Quad Cab, 4x4, 1500
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: dfsmopars]
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09/29/16 12:21 PM
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racerx20
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Not a big deal to me, took me about a week to get used to. Now I reach for the dash on every other car I own.
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Grizzly]
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09/29/16 02:54 PM
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I wouldn't buy a truck with a rotary shifter in it. Forget it. I wouldn't but a truck with an automatic transmission or anything other than a direct linkage transfer case shifter either. Our spare machine looks like this, and no one will run it; not after running the new one for a couple of months. I can't say I do enough excavating with my pickup truck for it to matter. I wouldn't want to own one of these trucks when the electronic garbage starts failing. I work in the heavy duty transport industry and see it on the highway tractors. No thanks.
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Re: rotary shifter delete?
[Re: Grizzly]
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10/02/16 11:35 PM
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Our spare machine looks like this, and no one will run it; not after running the new one for a couple of months. Great pics Grizzly..... What a difference.
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