F150 3.31 gears vs 3.55 gears
I accidentally posted this in the wrong section earlier, but please indulge me in 1 more question. I sort of asked this in another thread, but wanted to devote a thread to this particular question. My...
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lane hog wrote:
Here's another vote for the 3.55... My 3.5 Eco+MaxTow with the 3.55 pulls 9,000 lbs of trailer fairly well. We've got 11% grades on gravel roads at my brother-in-law's property in TN, and the Ford handled that with no hesitation or slippage.
Which is about 99.9% NOT any indicator of "towing capacity".
I could tow 9klbs up an 11% gravel road in 4LO in my 50 year old 100hp CJ5. Or in 2HI if I could start out on the flats and get it rolling in 1st gear before hitting the grade.
Not doubting that your rig also tows quite well.
