5.03 truck 3.08 rearend towing 6000 lbs
I am planning on towing a 6000 lb. trailer 3000 miles over the Rockies three times. any one towing with a GM 1500 5.03 motor and a 3.08 rear-end how well will this set up tow?
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Those that advocate the 6 speed trans vs the old 4 speed as a sustitute for lower rear end gears are looking at it as a simple math problem. They think that so long as the final torque multiplication number is about the same, that the result will be the same as well. Not so. Performance will be close,but durabilty will not be. Where the torque multiplcation occurs in the drivetrain matters.
When the rear end has lower gears, then all components upstream of it will have an easier time.
When it happens in the tranny,then only the engine benefits.
When the rear end has lower gears, then all components upstream of it will have an easier time.
When it happens in the tranny,then only the engine benefits.
