Are the 2016 Ram HD’s Output Figures Bogus?

spoon059 wrote:

stro1965 wrote:
3.42 doesn't seem ideal for towing to me, but what do I know?

Have you had any problems with the 3.42's yet? Sure sounded stupid low to me too but its rates to 17K towing. In the 3500 the rear axle can get you to 19K with the 3.73 and 22K with the 4.10. If you hop up to the Aisin transmission those numbers jump up to 30K.

I'd argue that Ram knows what they are doing. They aren't building Formula 1 cars, they are building trucks. Not sure why we care so much about speed on RV.net...

You are telling us the lower gears give more pulling power while at the same time defending the 3.42's for towing and wondering why everyone is concerned about speed?