Oct-30-2017 05:35 PM
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falconbrother wrote:
My 4x4 burb has the same gearing ratio with a 5.3. When not towing it runs super strong. Will burn the tires. But, towing isn't real impressive. I'm never going to change gear ratios. I'll live with it till I can buy a dedicated tow vehicle and keep driving this burb to work every day. That's going to be a couple of years away. The good news is that the 5.3 doesn't mind RPMs as much as I do. I do a drain and fill of my transmission at every oil change to keep the Dex6 nice and red. I changed the filter a few months ago. Nevertheless, the burb is adequate for towing. It really depends on what your standards are. Years ago I towed TT's with vehicles that didn't do as good as the burb.
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Nov-08-2017 04:02 PM
BenK wrote:
There is a potential weakness in the higher numerical gear sets because the pinion gear get pretty small in dia vs the ring gear..
Nov-08-2017 03:07 PM
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Nov-08-2017 06:42 AM
Huntindog wrote:jerem0621 wrote:Well some people are slow learners and need to be told more than once.
I think this is a good idea OP. Seems every answer on this forum ends with get a 3/4 Ton. Gets really really old.
Jeremiah
Others never learn.
Just about everyone here started out with less TV than ideal.
Most of us learned along the way, and no longer do that.
I still have serious doubts about the OPs ability to successfully change his own gears. His knowledge base doesn't seem to be that of someone that has done it, or anything approaching it before.
Nov-08-2017 03:37 AM
Nov-08-2017 02:58 AM
mkirsch wrote:Not really.
If your 2008 Burb still has the 4L60E in it, you probably don't want to re-gear it so it can tow in OD, because the OD gears in those transmissions are reportedly weak, or so I've been told, and read in multiple places such as this site.
Another thing you do NOT want to do is regear and end up turning the same RPMs in OD as you were in direct before the gear change. You've gained nothing from a bunch of work and expense.