Grit dog wrote:
I don't beleive you could get a 3.42 in a gasser 3/4 ton. That would make it largely worthless as a heavy duty truck unless strictly for hauling 3-4 or a ton in the truck bed.
It wouldn't pull a ..........nevermind, my dads old saying for this isn't family friendly!
You have to take trans ratios into account when looking at rear end ratios.
A 6L90 with 3.42 is equivalent of a 4L85 with 5.54 diff ratio. 4.02 1st gear vs 2.482.
To call a 2008 6.0L gasser (4L85) with 5.54 ratio "worthless" is a bit of an exaggeration...