2013 Dodge 3500 DRW Gear Ratios
Hello everyone. The wife and I just purchased our first 5th wheel a few weeks back. It's a 2012 Forest River Sierra 345RET. It weights about 11,000lb dry. For a tow vehicle I'm looking at a 2013 D...
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May friend John posted these numbers on TDR site!
"This is for anyone who might like to know this if trying to decide what axle ratio to go with when buying a truck...
Using an UltraGauge (to get a digital readout of the engine rpm) during a freeway drive today, I had my navigator (a.k.a.: my wife) record the engine rpm at various road speeds in our 2014 3500 Aisin equipped dually with 4:10.1 axles.
The results were:
55 mph = 1560 rpm
60 mph = 1720 rpm
65 mph = 1850 rpm
70 mph = 2000 rpm
75 mph = 2140 rpm
Best regards,
John L."
"This is for anyone who might like to know this if trying to decide what axle ratio to go with when buying a truck...
Using an UltraGauge (to get a digital readout of the engine rpm) during a freeway drive today, I had my navigator (a.k.a.: my wife) record the engine rpm at various road speeds in our 2014 3500 Aisin equipped dually with 4:10.1 axles.
The results were:
55 mph = 1560 rpm
60 mph = 1720 rpm
65 mph = 1850 rpm
70 mph = 2000 rpm
75 mph = 2140 rpm
Best regards,
John L."
