Never owned a dually
I'm considering trading my 6'4" bed Ram SRW for a 6'4" bed Ram DRW (8' bed won't fit in the garage). Having never owned, or even driven one, I have some stupid questions. Can I expect the ride to b...
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transamz9 wrote:4x4ord wrote:
I can definitely see someone preferring a 3.73 ratio over 3.42 for a particular application but I'm having a hard time understanding what you're talking about transamz6. Are you believing that a slightly different final drive ratio makes for a smoother 2-3 shift?
2X4ord, I'm thinking lower gear would bring 2 and three a tad closer together. When I'm running in stop lights and in the right lane and get behind a big truck or someone out for a Sunday stroll most of the time I have to lock it in 2nd and run it out a little farther or it will lock the TC and immediately shift to 3rd and either quit accelerating or slow down which in turn makes it downshift back to 2nd. I can get in the hammer lane and take off with normal traffic and it will do fine but you have to take off like you are trying to pull the hitch off until you get to 3rd good or it will fall on its face.
A lower gear ratio does bring 2 and 3 a tad closer together but I would have thought it to be an insignificant thing. I've never driven the Ram so I don't have actual experience with it. I do, however, know that my Ford behaves the way you describe when it's not in tow/haul mode with a heavy trailer in tow.
