Blue Truck
Member
- Joined
- May 31, 2015
- Posts
- 72
- Reaction score
- 60
- Location
- Skagit County WA
- Ram Year
- 2003
- Engine
- No Spark Plugs
Observation (and rant) of the week:
Who was the genius that came up with the idea of 3.55:1 gearing for the factory tow package? My truck felt like I was dragging an anchor while towing my 2,000-ish pound car trailer for the first time. Fortunately I don't have to tow very often, but I'm dreading putting a vehicle on the trailer.
Granted, I am running 33" tall tires, but that's only 4% larger than the stock size. It's not like I'm getting great MPG with the high gearing. Shoot, I bet if I had 4.11 gears, I'd probably get just as good if not better mileage, and it would tow a hell of a lot better! Now where's that soapbox emoticon?!
Since gearing changes are expensive, it looks like I'm going to go back to a 31-1/2" to 32" tall tire to try to improve things.
Who was the genius that came up with the idea of 3.55:1 gearing for the factory tow package? My truck felt like I was dragging an anchor while towing my 2,000-ish pound car trailer for the first time. Fortunately I don't have to tow very often, but I'm dreading putting a vehicle on the trailer.
Granted, I am running 33" tall tires, but that's only 4% larger than the stock size. It's not like I'm getting great MPG with the high gearing. Shoot, I bet if I had 4.11 gears, I'd probably get just as good if not better mileage, and it would tow a hell of a lot better! Now where's that soapbox emoticon?!
Since gearing changes are expensive, it looks like I'm going to go back to a 31-1/2" to 32" tall tire to try to improve things.