rear axle ratio change better towing capacity
Hi, In great need of help. We have bought 2 years ago a 2007 silverado 1500 crew cab standard box 4.8l V8 with rear axle ratio of 3.23. Last year my parents gave us their dutchmen four winds trailer...
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rubsal70 wrote:
I am too interested what op did. I am in the same boat. Thanks
The bottom line is a gear change does not make horsepower. Sometime a gear change can put the engine in a better RPM band when it's between two gears............but sometimes it might make it worse also.
What I'm trying to tell you is if you want to go up a hill faster, a gear change won't make it any better. If it does, it will only make it a few seconds faster. If you want to go up the hill a lot faster then you need more horsepower.
