Which axle ratio for 2013 Ram 3500 dually?
I think I narrowed down to getting the following combo: - 2013 Ram 3500 Megacab Dually Diesel with short bed - 2014 DRV 36ft 3-slide model I've been looking at the Ram configurator and realized...
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Acei wrote:
Unfortunately, its both the tv and the daily driver. And the mileage will be 50/50. But what 4x4ord makes sense to me. Given those final ratios, why would there be more stress? I'm curious...
The other way to look at it which puts more stress on the drive components is as follows: Say you are cruising down the highway at 60 mph in 6th gear. The torque requirement is dictated by wind and rolling resistance and could be measured. With the 4.10 axle ratio that measured value could be divided by 4.1 to determine the torque on the driveshaft. The 3.42 axle would divide that axle torque by 3.42. These trucks are built to very stout and especially when the Ram engineers are saying to use 3.42 gears for trailers up to 20,000 lbs I have a very hard time understanding why people are arguing for a 4.10 ratio.
