F350: 4.30 or 3.73 Gears
Very close to ordering a new F350 SRW 6.2 engine, long bed, rear wheel drive, crew cab. Tow a Grand Design Reflection 27RL. Pin weight 1900 lbs and trailer at 9000 lbs (both scaled weight, fully pac...
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I've driven a Ford V10 with 3.73 gears and 4.30 gears and all the way through the gears the 4.30 wins hands down, I have friends with 6.7 Fords with 3.54 and 3.73 gears again the lower gears win. One of my Ford trucks with a 460 I changed from 3.73 to 4.10 night and day difference pulling the same load.
The 6 speed makes a dig difference because the second OD keeps the rpm down when cruising down the road in 6th pulling because the final gear ratio puts more available power to the ground.
No what is said the final mechanical advantage (rear gears) makes the difference, just go to any truck specs and see what happens to the towing capacity increases with lower gears.
Denny
The 6 speed makes a dig difference because the second OD keeps the rpm down when cruising down the road in 6th pulling because the final gear ratio puts more available power to the ground.
No what is said the final mechanical advantage (rear gears) makes the difference, just go to any truck specs and see what happens to the towing capacity increases with lower gears.
Denny
