2015 Ram 1500 towing?
Hello all, Well, here I am again, at the end of a truck lease cycle. I've been leasing trucks every 2 or 3 years for the last 20+ years...it works for me. My current truck is a 2013 Ram 1500 B...
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Heck, found my old post, here're the numbers:
Originally Posted by RoyJ View Post
With the 8 speed, the ratios are so tight if you were to drop a gear in the 3.21 truck, you're almost bang on with the 3.92 truck in a higher gear. Let's take 60 mph as an example:
3.21: 3rd (4118rpm) 4th (3275) 5th (2530) 6th (1961) 7th (1647) 8th (1314)
3.92: 3rd (5029rpm) 4th (3999) 5th (3089) 6th (2395) 7th (2012) 8th (1604)
With a big trailer 8th is out of the question for either truck.
If the 3.92 truck can pull it in 7th, by dropping to 6th, the 3.21 truck is at nearly the same rpm (2012 vs 1961).
If the 3.92 need 6th, the 3.21 can use 5th (2395 vs 2530). If the 3.92 need 5th, the 3.21 can use 4th (3089 vs 3275). And so forth.
