i assume higher is better?
Howdy. Given two identical tow vehicles but with different gear ratios where one has a higher one than the other how does that factor into the towing capabilities issue?
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It's about the overall gear ratio between the back of the motor and where the tire hits the pavement.
In the old days of 3 speed transmissions, there wasn't much option to match the ratio to the need. They had to provide for the worst case scenario but that meant running at higher RPM than needed much of the time. With modern 6-8 speed transmissions, the tranmission can match the gear to the need.
While it's always baffled me why reverse is roughly equivilent to 2nd gear, I've never seen someone burn up a transmission backing into a spot.
In the old days of 3 speed transmissions, there wasn't much option to match the ratio to the need. They had to provide for the worst case scenario but that meant running at higher RPM than needed much of the time. With modern 6-8 speed transmissions, the tranmission can match the gear to the need.
While it's always baffled me why reverse is roughly equivilent to 2nd gear, I've never seen someone burn up a transmission backing into a spot.
