anyone swap a shifter?

[IRON_MAN]

Hello,

New to the forum. I'm looking at buying a 2022 Ram to replace my totaled Chevy (Ram is the only dealer actually willing to discount their trucks right now)

I have a good deal lined up on a Laramie. Only thing that I was wondering is if it would be possible to swap the GT shifter into a Dial shifter laramie? I really like the paddle shifters but I can only afford the base Laramie. The GT model has way too many options driving the price up

 

[vincentw56]

It's been asked a few times on here and no one has successfully done it yet.

 

[Draid]

Hello,

New to the forum. I'm looking at buying a 2022 Ram to replace my totaled Chevy (Ram is the only dealer actually willing to discount their trucks right now)

I have a good deal lined up on a Laramie. Only thing that I was wondering is if it would be possible to swap the GT shifter into a Dial shifter laramie? I really like the paddle shifters but I can only afford the base Laramie. The GT model has way too many options driving the price up

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

 

[vincentw56]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

What hood is that? It looks nice.

 

[IRON_MAN]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

Wow! Did it require any programming or just buying the appropriate parts/wiring?

 

[HSKR R/T]

Hello,

New to the forum. I'm looking at buying a 2022 Ram to replace my totaled Chevy (Ram is the only dealer actually willing to discount their trucks right now)

I have a good deal lined up on a Laramie. Only thing that I was wondering is if it would be possible to swap the GT shifter into a Dial shifter laramie? I really like the paddle shifters but I can only afford the base Laramie. The GT model has way too many options driving the price up

If you can't afford the sightly higher payments for a GT, the cost to swap in a GT shifter, steering wheel for paddle shifters and rest that goes along with it, will probably be price prohibitive for you as well

 

[IRON_MAN]

I knew someone was going to say this eventually

Let me rephrase. It's not that I can't AFFORD it. I could. How much difference in payment do you really think it would be? If I couldn't afford the extra 100ish more a month I shouldn't be buying a truck this expensive in the first place. That being said why the hell would I buy a truck with 10k in options of crap I don't want just to get a shifter that I could buy for 1,000-2,000 bucks tops?

 

[HSKR R/T]

I knew someone was going to say this eventually

Let me rephrase. It's not that I can't AFFORD it. I could. How much difference in payment do you really think it would be? If I couldn't afford the extra 100ish more a month I shouldn't be buying a truck this expensive in the first place. That being said why the hell would I buy a truck with 10k in options of crap I don't want just to get a shifter that I could buy for 1,000-2,000 bucks tops?

You literally said you could only afford the base Laramie in your first comment

 

[Darksteel165]

You literally said you could only afford the base Laramie in your first comment

Also GT package is only $3,500 if I recall.

OP also asks about the paddle shifters along with GT shifter (center console?)
It's going to be awfully close to what the GT package would come to if not more. I think the paddles are attached to the steering wheel? Not sure how they wire in I have only seen people do the center console swap.

Better off doing a custom order and getting what he wants if he needs to pick and choose what options he wants imo.

 

[crusher]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

does all the functions work? (manual shifting etc..)? or just the gears limit works ?

 

[IRON_MAN]

GT Package cannot be added without adding sport package Laramie level 1 and one other package I believe. The MSRP jumps up about 10k on the configuration as soon as you add every option it makes you add after clicking GT Package

 

[crusher]

GT Package cannot be added without adding sport package Laramie level 1 and one other package I believe. The MSRP jumps up about 10k on the configuration as soon as you add every option it makes you add after clicking GT Package

yes your right you have to take either sport or night edition package and then you have to take either laramie level 1 or 2 package....
a base laramie is about 57000$ and a base laramie GT with the less expensive mandatory package is about 65000$ ,add the taxe and yes your at 10k difference

 

[Draid]

What hood is that? It looks nice.

Thanks. Oem trx. It wasn't easy fitting it. Length a little longer and some sweep curves different.

 

[Draid]

does all the functions work? (manual shifting etc..)? or just the gears limit works ?

All functions work on shifter except + and _ gear adj. I like it better on my steering wheel and was unsure it I could adjust from steering wheel and shifter. So I stopped there. May return to the delimma may not.

 

[Draid]

Wow! Did it require any programming or just buying the appropriate parts/wiring?

Just parts and wiring. It did require some custom work like the mount in my console and moving a couple of pins in the harness but nothing too bad.

 

[Jbgardner]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

would you be able to do a video on the shifter?

 

[crusher]

Wow! Did it require any programming or just buying the appropriate parts/wiring?

if you want the shifter for park drive reverse no, but if you want all the fonctions to work, like being able to shift with it, then you would need other modules and yes programming, i dont think anyone ever done it (making it be able to shift gears)

 

[crusher]

All functions work on shifter except + and _ gear adj. I like it better on my steering wheel and was unsure it I could adjust from steering wheel and shifter. So I stopped there. May return to the delimma may not.

so you can use it to park drive reverse neutral but cant shift with it ? is it not the whole purpase of a shifter other then the better look.

i wonder what else would be requiere to actually make it 100% work

 

[HSKR R/T]

All functions work on shifter except + and _ gear adj. I like it better on my steering wheel and was unsure it I could adjust from steering wheel and shifter. So I stopped there. May return to the delimma may not.

Can you actually use the paddle shifters as paddle shifters, or are they basically just act as gear limiter like the factory gear limiter buttons

 

[Draid]

Can you actually use the paddle shifters as paddle shifters, or are they basically just act as gear limiter like the factory gear limiter buttons

I'm unsure. I don't have the paddles. Just the buttons on the steering wheel and the shifter in the console.