Bad knock (see my video in build thread)
Looking at reman options.
S and J top of my list but 14 week lead time. Gross.
Gearhead engines might be second on the list. Anyone have an opinion on them?
Any others worth mentioning?
got my reman 4.0l direct from the dealership. Mopar warranty and all. ordered on a monday and got it the next day at 8 am.. was back on the road by the next evening.
this was january last year so can’t confirm any lead times but it’s worth a shot.
Wow I never even thought of that option lol. Care to share what they get for one of those? Feel free to PM me if you prefer
back then it was about three hundred more than the 4.0l s&j
i dd my rig so getting the Mopar in a day was worth the cost of not having to wait the 6 weeks i got quoted from s&j
Thoughts…anyone…
Whatever you do, steer clear of Jasper.
Not to be an ass, but it sounds like you already made a choice, so why are you looking for opinions now?
I've heard S&J is worth the wait, and ATK has been good in the past, not sure if they still are.
Whatever you do, steer clear of Jasper. I wouldn't even buy a lawn mower engine from them.
I put an ATK in mine over 60,000 miles ago. Not had any issues but I did swap out the timing chains and sprockets to Cloyes brand as they seemed more robust than what was on there from ATK. Engine swap was in 2011.
Immediately. I didn't like the look of the original chains and sprockets.
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