Rear axle ratios and impact on towing
Suppose you have a choice between two axle ratios, say they are a 3.09 and a 3.45. And let's say the vehicle has an 8 speed transmission, so there's plenty of gear flexibility. Ok, so there's roughl...
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C Schomer wrote:
... The lower gears put the trans gears closer together and is better for creeping and reverse. Craig
I don't understand how this would happen, can someone explain further? I thought the final output ratio to the wheels would be a matter of simple multiplication between the transmission gear and the rear axle gear numbers, yielding straight line results. If changing the rear axle gear can effectively move the transmission gears' outputs closer together or further apart, that suggests a geometric progression... a parabolic curve for the results.
