Ram 2500 6.4 Hemi. 3:73 or 4:10?
I just posted what I'm planning to buy, but would like some real world opinions on what gearing you have and how you like it. Right now, I'm looking for something to pull a 21" Ragen TH with a GVW of...
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With what you want to tow, I would get the 4.10.
I just went through this and went with 3.73 because that is what the dealers stock and I didn't want to order one. We were able to get $11K off sticker on ours and $3K more than we owed on our trade so were happy at $34K for our $48K sticker SLT.
It is rated to tow 12,500, but the payload on mine is 3,000 (actually 2,986 or something) and I think even with the 4.10 gears, I couldn't tow close to the 15,500 limit for that, as 20% of a 15,000 pound 5'er is 3,000 pounds, which would eat up my whole payload.
Our loaded trailer is right around 7,500 pounds and this truck pulls it great. We just took it through the hills of southern Indiana and it was no sweat. Our next trailer will probably still be a TT and no more than 9K-10K loaded so I think this truck will still be fine. We won't have a 5'er until retirement and will have a new truck well before then, and likely a diesel.
I just went through this and went with 3.73 because that is what the dealers stock and I didn't want to order one. We were able to get $11K off sticker on ours and $3K more than we owed on our trade so were happy at $34K for our $48K sticker SLT.
It is rated to tow 12,500, but the payload on mine is 3,000 (actually 2,986 or something) and I think even with the 4.10 gears, I couldn't tow close to the 15,500 limit for that, as 20% of a 15,000 pound 5'er is 3,000 pounds, which would eat up my whole payload.
Our loaded trailer is right around 7,500 pounds and this truck pulls it great. We just took it through the hills of southern Indiana and it was no sweat. Our next trailer will probably still be a TT and no more than 9K-10K loaded so I think this truck will still be fine. We won't have a 5'er until retirement and will have a new truck well before then, and likely a diesel.
