Gear Ratio
I'd like to know whether a higher or lower gear ratio is better for towing. Considering a 2013 or 14 Silverado 2500 4wd. I plan to be in mountains as well as flats. Don't know what I'm going to tow...
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PartyMarty wrote:
Regarding Consumer Reports:
I have used them for 40 plus years .
I use them as a source to get educated about every product they test .
I have followed their articles for cars and trucks and have had good results .
Why would I disregard Consumer Reports in favor of some person on the internet that has way less actual experience in comparing two or more vehicles ?
For those that have the combination of duramax / Allison with a 3.73 or lower ratio , they still have a grin on their face after coming from any gasser including all the Big Blocks that I have owned for the last several decades .
Don't recollect anyone stating that YOU need to get rid of Consumers Report. Several of us think it's nothing more than a rag....life and a little research helps me know what is worth buying or not. I was a member and got the magazine for years, never helped me make up my mind about any vehicle, nor appliances, stereo equipment, computers, well you get the gist..it was interesting, but they seem to miss the mark enough times for me to question their authenticity....They've been wrong on so many different things that I canned them...
I agree with you on the D/A combo, I owned three of them....Don't know what big blocks you owned and had in trucks, but I did like the 8.1/A I had in 01'...just never met a filling station it didn't like, other than that, IT WAS A TOWING ANIMULE!:)
