Truck Woes
Fortunately, it is in the search for a new truck. Wife and I had been discussing for months, but recent medical issues has both of us worried that we get a new truck with Automatic as a priority. ...
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If you're talking new you're also talking about a 6+ speed transmission with an ultra-low first gear and a better spread of gears the rest of the way through. 4.10 is not necessarily necessary. 3.73 may be overkill.
When you start getting into 4.10 and lower ratios with a 6+ speed, you reduce 1st gear to a useless "granny gear" where the engine is wound out at an obnoxiously slow speed and shifting into 2nd.
A lot of you old school guys remember the 4-speed sticks with the granny gear, don't you? You almost never used that gear, and even when you did you probably could've gotten away without it.
When you start getting into 4.10 and lower ratios with a 6+ speed, you reduce 1st gear to a useless "granny gear" where the engine is wound out at an obnoxiously slow speed and shifting into 2nd.
A lot of you old school guys remember the 4-speed sticks with the granny gear, don't you? You almost never used that gear, and even when you did you probably could've gotten away without it.
