Rear end ratios
I've read where some truck campers specify the ratio of gearing in the differential of their trucks used for truck camping. Would anyone out there be so kind so as to explain to me what the advantages...
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My Dad used to have a Jeep pick up made in 1950. The stock engine was a low horsepower straight 6 the old Blue Flame Special. The previous owner had replaced that engine with a small block Chevy. The truck had 4:88 gears. Dad added an overdrive unit for going down the highway. The truck could do a wheel stand, but it was never that dependable.
I have had lots of friends that are exploration geologists working around the world. One guy described a one ton Ford truck in Indonesia that had a 4 cylinder diesel in it with a 6 speed trans and a split rear axle. It did fine in the hills with 4 people in.
Truck engineers have done a good job of matching up engines, trans, and gear ratios.
I have had lots of friends that are exploration geologists working around the world. One guy described a one ton Ford truck in Indonesia that had a 4 cylinder diesel in it with a 6 speed trans and a split rear axle. It did fine in the hills with 4 people in.
Truck engineers have done a good job of matching up engines, trans, and gear ratios.
