Truck sufficient for what I want?
Im getting ready to make the plunge and buy a new trailer. It is listed as 33' long, weighs 6065 lbs with a 641 lb tongue weight. I will be towing it with a 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 w/ the 5.7L H...
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APT wrote:
3.21 gearing while not ideal is probably fine if he has the 8-spd trans. The first 4 gears align pretty close to an older F-150 4-spd if it had 6.10 axle ratio. I expect that combo would have 5 usable towing gears, maybe 6.
I agree 100% Guys fixate on the rear axle ratio and forget that it's not 1990 anymore and there are other factors to consider, namely the transmission ratios. If this question had been asked 10 years ago with the same engine, the old 4 speed transmission and 4.56 rear axle gears, everyone would say "go for it" as long as the payload worked out. Now everyone says "no way" because of the 3.21 gears, even though with the 8 speed trans the gearing is actually better than the old 4 speed with 4.56 gears.
