3.73->4.56 Regear Results
Regeared my truck a few weeks ago. I thought I would start a thread to let people thinking of doing the same what to expect. I've definitely seen the question asked a few times in the past, and o...
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parker.rowe wrote:mkirsch wrote:
WTH are you talking about? NOBODY responds "You'll shoot your eye out kid," with regards to gear changes. In fact, the majority SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE gear changes, regardless of whether they're necessary or not.
Thinking about a gear change? It's more like, "Go for the 5.30's kid."
Ha! I agree completely.
But, it's often "Don't bother, it's still not a 1 ton diesel kid".
On other non-rv sites, they tell you the truck will suddenly start getting 10mpg on the freeway unloaded. And you engine will wear out super fast from turning "so much" RPM.
Like they don't use the same gas engines in boats that cruise around at 4k+ their whole lives.
Right. And there are those that tell you that just running in 3rd gear does the same thing! Lots of people with opinions that I/we shake our head at.
