3rd or 4th gen?

[cheapbeater]

Hey everyone, I've been away for awhile and I'm finally ready to get another Ram.. Its good to see this site is blossoming
My question is: do I stick with a 3rd gen or go to a 4th gen? I'm familiar with the 3rd gens, their problems, aftermarket goodies, etc and I loved the one I had. But its starting to get hard to find them with low mileage around here soo.... I was thinking about looking into the 4th gen. I love the way they look, but I dont know much more about them... any problems with the 6 speed tranny, rear coil suspension, electrical?? I had also read on here somewhere that there isnt much aftermarket support for the 4th gen, is this true? That was one of the biggest reasons I got rid of my '03- I couldnt tune that ***** and the tranny was a slop box...
Hope this isnt a repost- i searched but didnt find much...
BTW.. if I get a 3rd gen it will be an '06-08, if I get a 4th gen it will be 2012- probably a loaded express quadcab

Thanks!

 

[TheMaddog]

if i could get another truck with no thought about money, i'd get a 4th gen, redesigned hemi, dope ass exterior, not sure about the interior, i haven't seen a clean one yet... jeremy... but they are pretty sick, i'm happy with my truck.

 

[Lostnwalmart]

The 4th gens are so much nicer than the 3rd gens

 

[Edgethis]

I would def go with a 4th gen if you can afford it. They ride so much better then the 3rd gens. The tuners are out for 09-10 and soon to be released for 11+ from what I hear. I see plenty of aftermarket performacne goodies as well.

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Welcome back bud!! You can do eveything you did to your 03 to a 09-10 4th gen at the moment, if you want to do motor stuff the 03-08 5.7 has more parts ALV at the moment. Your gonna stick with a 1500 frame right?

 

[TheMaddog]

idk, my ram rides like a dream

 

[ramhunter9]

Where the hell have you been brother .. LOL

Best bet , just drive them both and decide .. either way its a RAM !

 

[quietpeen]

the 4th gens are awesome, but you are not going to have the full tuning abilities that you want with a 2012. A tuner is coming out for them from Bully dog, but don't know the full capabilities of it yet.

in 2011 they changed to a zf rear axle so right now there is no aftermarket support for gears. Getting gears in them can be done but it is more expensive.

 

[cheapbeater]

Thanks guys! I'll definately have to test out a 4th gen. I would love to find a clean 3rd gen 2500 with low miles but they just arent easy to find, and the ones that are for sale are priced higher than a new 4th gen 1500!
Any issues with the 6 speed tranny?
RH- everytime I log in you got a new truck!

 

[GhostRam94]

if i could get another truck with no thought about money, i'd get a 4th gen, redesigned hemi, dope ass exterior, not sure about the interior, i haven't seen a clean one yet... jeremy... but they are pretty sick, i'm happy with my truck.

 

[S2kiHemi]

I'd go for a 09-10 4th gen. Coil springs make the ride much better than the 3rd gens and the interior is way nicer.

 

[quietpeen]

everything i have seen on the 6 speed is it is the same trans that is the 5 speeds. Its an electronic 6th gear. how that works i do not know, but the 2500's have a true 6 speed

 

[cheapbeater]

is there any reason i should steer away from the '09's? after owning an '03 i'm afraid to get a first model year...

 

[GhostRam94]

my 09 has been great, rolling 47k prob next month... zero issues

 

[S2kiHemi]

There is not much difference between the 09 and 10s. Only thing I can think of is that the 10s say each tires pressure and the 09s only say when a tire is low.

 

[09SMOKINHEMI]

No issues here with my 09. Glad I have the option to tune and to swap gears. Love it. Had a 2nd gen before this one

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[Power247]

totally love my '09. 49000 blissful miles!

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[Mgpatton1s]

I've never driven, riden, or even been in a 3rd gen so I can't say anything about them, but I have a 2012 Crew cab 4x4 and have yet to do anything performance wise other than a flowmaster and a CAI coming Monday but even without anything, they haul ass. My dad has 2011 GMC Sierra with the 6.2 and my Hemi smokes him. And after thinking about it, I can honestly say that I would rather pay to drive my truck than I would to drive any other truck for free

 

[Knotts89]

I'm more than pleased with my 08. Almost 50,000 miles and no problems whatsoever.