Is it worth regearing my tow rig?
I recently bought a new travel trailer and a used truck to use as the tow vehicle. When I bought the truck I was told it had a 3.73 rear diff... anyhow after some investigation it has the 3.42. That...
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Agree with Kevin and Marty...but gotta take these 'system' things in context...as Kevin points out...
Also, a good mechanic 'should' discuss this with their customer
Half ton's weigh less than higher class TV's, so less mass to move (yes, know their MTWR's are way up there, but the OEMs play that King of the Hill marketing game by deriving that MTWR using a stripper model, most use a 10% tongue, etc, etc)
Lots of stuff that comes with the higher class TV...like bigger frame (sheetmetal gauge, box sections, cross members, etc), bigger suspension (components, sub-systems, brakes, higher class tires, etc, etc), bigger power train, software that manages those bigger stuff, etc, etc
Then the final component in this food chain down to pavement...tire traction. Street tires (even higher class LT) has better traction on pavement than AT/off-road/mudder/etc...so that makes a huge difference on this topic.
Since the OP has a middle level half ton (not the fake half ton with higher rated RGAWR) and their trailer isn't too big...going 4.1's should be doable...but...dependent on how they drive and where they drive...IMHO
Also, a good mechanic 'should' discuss this with their customer
Half ton's weigh less than higher class TV's, so less mass to move (yes, know their MTWR's are way up there, but the OEMs play that King of the Hill marketing game by deriving that MTWR using a stripper model, most use a 10% tongue, etc, etc)
Lots of stuff that comes with the higher class TV...like bigger frame (sheetmetal gauge, box sections, cross members, etc), bigger suspension (components, sub-systems, brakes, higher class tires, etc, etc), bigger power train, software that manages those bigger stuff, etc, etc
Then the final component in this food chain down to pavement...tire traction. Street tires (even higher class LT) has better traction on pavement than AT/off-road/mudder/etc...so that makes a huge difference on this topic.
Since the OP has a middle level half ton (not the fake half ton with higher rated RGAWR) and their trailer isn't too big...going 4.1's should be doable...but...dependent on how they drive and where they drive...IMHO
