Never owned a dually

4x4ord wrote:

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.

I've tried it both ways with TH on and off. Makes no difference. Keep in mind though, my truck only does this when taking of easy. If you mash the go pedal and go like you are trying to take off to beat traffic beside you it will do fine but you have to remember if you run like that the truck is running 50mph in third before it shifts to 4th. Speed limit through most towns I go through is 35 or 45 mph. Lol