Gear ratio advice 3:73 or 4:30 on Super Duty
I am in the beginning stages of looking for a new TV and was looking at the Fords to start off with. (Dont worry Dodge fans I will look at them next) I see that Ford has either the 3:73 or 4:30 gears ...
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1jeep wrote:
Luckily for me I have more faith in fords engineering skills and trust that they may have thought about these things when trying to pull the highest tow rating from their 1 ton trucks.
Exactly. The srw trucks are designed for towing small RVs upto about 16000 lbs and have 3.31 and 3.55 rear ends. It's not till you're towing over something like 24,000 lbs that they put you into the 4.30 ratio. And even at that weight a person may or may not be happier with 4.30 gears than 3.73.....it depends on the road surfaces and hills. Rv'ers typically run on nice smooth hard surfaces and some use their truck running empty more than towing. For instance even though I tow 30,000 lb trailers with my srw I would rather size my truck for running empty (and towing my little RV) and make due with what I have for the times I tow real heavy.
