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Me_Again
May 01, 2016Explorer III
My Aisin 3500 tows in 5th gear in tow haul, and is getting pretty good mileage. There is a difference however.
The Aisin has a .77 5th gear where as the 68RFE has a .82 5th gear.
6th gear in both is .63.
68RFE GEAR RATIOS
Gear: Ratio:
1 3.23 : 1
2 1.84 : 1
3 1.41 : 1
4 1.00 : 1
5 0.82 : 1
6 0.63 : 1
R 4.44 : 1
AISIN AS69RC RATIOS
Gear: Ratio:
1 3.75 : 1
2 2.00 : 1
3 1.34 : 1
4 1.00 : 1
5 0.77 : 1
6 0.63 : 1
R 3.54 : 1
The Aisin lower first gear aids in getting a load moving.
The only place the 68RFE wins is with the lower reverse gear.
When you look under the hood, if the tranny dip stick is on the drivers side it is an Aisin. If it is on the passengers side it is a 68RFE.
The Aisin has a .77 5th gear where as the 68RFE has a .82 5th gear.
6th gear in both is .63.
68RFE GEAR RATIOS
Gear: Ratio:
1 3.23 : 1
2 1.84 : 1
3 1.41 : 1
4 1.00 : 1
5 0.82 : 1
6 0.63 : 1
R 4.44 : 1
AISIN AS69RC RATIOS
Gear: Ratio:
1 3.75 : 1
2 2.00 : 1
3 1.34 : 1
4 1.00 : 1
5 0.77 : 1
6 0.63 : 1
R 3.54 : 1
The Aisin lower first gear aids in getting a load moving.
The only place the 68RFE wins is with the lower reverse gear.
When you look under the hood, if the tranny dip stick is on the drivers side it is an Aisin. If it is on the passengers side it is a 68RFE.
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