3.31 gears at 40,000 lbs gross.
Just to give a bit of a feel for how different gear ratios would behave while towing I locked out 10 then 10th and 9th then added them back again while travelling on a straight stretch of road w...
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Lynnmor wrote:4x4ord wrote:
^^^ Yes it is a fact that taller gears means higher torque .... shorter gears means higher rpm... I'm not sure what your point is? For those that like higher rpm there is a gasoline option.
The point is that there various gear ratios for a reason. The 3.55 gears will be a bit easier on the drivetrain than the 3.31 if the tire size is the same.
I get that but, why is being "easier" on the drivetrain of any significance to us if none of us are having issues with our drivetrain?
We could make the same argument saying "A 7.3 litre with 4.30 gears is easier on the drive train than the a 6.7 litre with 3.55 gears" .... so what?
