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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okiejoe wrote:
I have a 2006 with 3.73 and 6 speed stick and had a 36ft 5er and now have a 34ft 5er and have never had any problems anywhere, Mountains or flats. With the 6 speed stick I have a very low first gear if I need it.
This is not a real comparison (auto vs manual); however, your 2006 G56 has a very low gear set. Each gear, other than 5th, is lower than the NV5600 or the 2007.4+ G56. Compared to a NV5600 1st is 11% lower, 2 and 3 are 3% lower, 4th is nearly the same, 5th is identical, and 6th is 8% lower. That's low enough that your final drive in OD is only 1.5% taller than a NV5600 truck with 4.10's.
The 2005.5-2007.4 G56 has the best ratio's for towing of any manual in a Dodge/CTD but not for empty cruising so they dropped 1-4 and 6 about 6% just prior to the 6.7 being released.
If you where to put a newer G56 in your truck you would lose a bit of pulling power in 2,3 and 6. 1st is a big change, but too low for continued use in most places.
