2013 Sierra HD, is a gear change worth it?
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and have a question about my 2013 Sierra 2500 HD with a 6.0L and 3.73 gear ratio. It has a tow rating of 9400 lbs and in the manual it says if I had 4.10 it goes up to 13,000 lbs. I'm towing a 8,000# Coachmen Adrenaline 31 foot bumper pull. I just bought the trailer, and it pulls fine up to 60 mph or so, after that the RPMs stay close to 3000. I've only made two trips so far, one to purchase and one to an RV park this weekend. The truck drops a gear and gets to around 3500 rpms on steeper hills, on smaller hills it maintained speed with no gear change. I hate to hear the engine rev up to 3500, is that a lot of RPMs for the truck? My main question is, do you guys think I should spend the money to change the gears to 4.10? It's a 4x4 so I'd have twice the cost. I only tow on weekends and mostly nearby, but I have big plans to take family trips and venture a little farther. I drive about 1000 miles a month when not towing (work commute). Also, there was no issue at all with stopping, I can stop on a dime if needed.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.....Jason
I'm new to this forum and have a question about my 2013 Sierra 2500 HD with a 6.0L and 3.73 gear ratio. It has a tow rating of 9400 lbs and in the manual it says if I had 4.10 it goes up to 13,000 lbs. I'm towing a 8,000# Coachmen Adrenaline 31 foot bumper pull. I just bought the trailer, and it pulls fine up to 60 mph or so, after that the RPMs stay close to 3000. I've only made two trips so far, one to purchase and one to an RV park this weekend. The truck drops a gear and gets to around 3500 rpms on steeper hills, on smaller hills it maintained speed with no gear change. I hate to hear the engine rev up to 3500, is that a lot of RPMs for the truck? My main question is, do you guys think I should spend the money to change the gears to 4.10? It's a 4x4 so I'd have twice the cost. I only tow on weekends and mostly nearby, but I have big plans to take family trips and venture a little farther. I drive about 1000 miles a month when not towing (work commute). Also, there was no issue at all with stopping, I can stop on a dime if needed.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.....Jason
