3.55 or Other Gear Ratio for F150
I have towed my Springdale 28 ft travel trailer (around 7000# loaded) for the past ten years with a 2004 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4WD with a 3.92 axle ratio (tow rating was 8700# for the truck as equipped in 2004). Also, I always use Tow/Haul when towing and actually only tow the trailer about 3-4 times per year for a grand total of under 2500 towing miles annually. Never had any problem towing my trailer with the truck -- seems well matched. But at nearly 12 years of age, and though the truck has only 57,000 miles on it, I'm just no longer confident with it -- too many MAJOR expenses the past 2-3 years. So I'm looking at selling/trading the Ram and buying probably an F150 5.0L V8 Supercab Std Bed 4WD.
Just wondering, though, as I'm assuming a 3.31 gear ratio (9100# tow rating) would not be as desirable for towing the kind of weight I'll be pulling, whether I can get by easily with the 3.55 gear ratio (9200# tow rating) with the new F150 as opposed to the 3.73 gears (11000# tow rating). Would I really need the 3.73s?
Are any of you with the new 2015 (or even the 2014) F150's 5.0L V8 Supercab towing the approximate weight and size trailer I would be towing with the 3.55s rather than the 3.73s. Have you and your tow vehicle experienced good towing with the 3.55s?
Just wondering, though, as I'm assuming a 3.31 gear ratio (9100# tow rating) would not be as desirable for towing the kind of weight I'll be pulling, whether I can get by easily with the 3.55 gear ratio (9200# tow rating) with the new F150 as opposed to the 3.73 gears (11000# tow rating). Would I really need the 3.73s?
Are any of you with the new 2015 (or even the 2014) F150's 5.0L V8 Supercab towing the approximate weight and size trailer I would be towing with the 3.55s rather than the 3.73s. Have you and your tow vehicle experienced good towing with the 3.55s?
