Gear Ratios

it has to do with your drive axle gears, basically the numerically higher the gear the higher the rpm for each given gear selection. numericly higher gears (lower gear) give you better pulling where higher gears (numerically lower) give you higher speeds and typically better fuel millage. the trick is finding the best gear ratio for your given application.

 

ie lower gears (numerically higher) are better for off road/ or lots of mountains where higher gears (numerically lower) are better if your running mostly flatland)

 

You EZRIDER are a gentleman! It would have been so easy to insult that kid like most insecure windbags would have. Thank you! You give me hope for humanity.

 

If I ever buy another truck, it's going to be 2:93's or similar.

 

I guess the concepts of over and double over will be left for another time.

 

I have pretty good luck with 3:73's. I can pull the hill well enough and do ok on mileage at 65 in the flats with the engine at 1475.

 

If you have an 18 speed and you like 3.70's you can go with 3.25's and run in 17th gear. Same with 3.55 vs 3.08's. Some guys are running 2.79's and running in 16th gear. Depends on what low end "crawl" gears you need.

 

Personally, I like my 4.17's....and if I swapped 'em out for anything, I'd go to either a 4.35 or possibly 4.42 ratio.

 

My old Puppy Dog had 3:70's and a 10sp Direct. I didn't need to light up the highway, just made money.