Taking the Plunge (Gear Swap)
After owning a F250 6.2/3.73 for 5 years and now owning another (dually) 6.2/3.73 truck I have decided to take the plunge and swap gears to 4.30. With the F250 I have towed a 11750 GVWR 5th wheel, ...
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bpadamson wrote:
I did the 3.73 --> 4.30 after one year pulling our 5th wheel. Wife was deployed last year and I had no trips planned so changed them out last fall. This year we hope to give them a good test. What I know so far is that it pulls better in each gear, and that has resulted in better mpg by 1-2 over several tanks. Looking forward to spring so we can get it out of the snow. I had dealer do the swap and they did front axle shafts and all seals; plus 36,000 mile guarantee.
Sounds good. I might go ahead and swap mine before our next trip April 1st.
