LosAngeles wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
The high differential ratio is "old thinking" what is hard to shake from "settled" minds. Just like "oil change 3000" took about 20 years before average car owner got the message that oils had improved a lot since it was invented.
For my diesel I order 3.55 differential (lowest available) as I don't plan to haul 30,000 lb and even if it would downshift more often, I value fuel savings.
The reality even exceed my expectation as the monster engine will haul 8000lb of cargo on all the grades without dropping from overdrive.
Now I wish I could have 3.00 differential.
Right but we are getting gas, for sure. Many reasons.
A gas does not have the grunt of a diesel.
I believe this could be a related issue? (Or not?)
Any gassers care to chime in?
Have had 2 - 6.2 F250s. Both with 3.73s. That gear set will haul any camper no problem. Lower gears will just give it more grunt than higher gears.
Kayteg is right in that respect. You don’t need low gears just to pack around a TC with that truck.
Depends what you want. The feeel of slightly more power or slightly better mileage, theoretically.
Remember, once the new wears off, it’s just a pickup and a capable one at that, regardless of options.
