Question about gearing
So we finally took a long trip with our new rig, which performed better than expected. Coming from a diesel tow rig to a gas tow rig was a bit of a culture shock; the high revving 6.0L does the job bu...
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time2roll wrote:
If you are already at 3.73 I would skip 4.10 and go 4.56 or 4.88
This calculator can adjust all ratio, tires, transmission, even transfer case to find where you are and where you will end up:
http://4lo.com/calc/gearratio.php
I would aim more toward cruising at 2500-2700 and climbing at 3300-3600 rpm.
In looking at the power curves I think the sweet spot at 2500 is where I need to be, I'm just hesitant at the loss of mileage in cruising at that high of an RPM..... I have no way of knowing if the decreased workload on the engine would actually help economy or not. I can only hope that it would.
I guess as long as I'm not getting any worse than 7.5mpg I'm doing good right?
