What are the perks of having 3.73 gears?

 

If you tow much than you want to go with 3:73, and they are better mpg wise than 4:10

 

I tend to have a heavy foot and like to really get on it. Will the gears help with accelaration? The only thing I will ever really tow is my Fathers boat. Not sure of the weight of the boat and trailer. But is a 23' Jones Brother Center console.

 

3:73 will have better acceleration but rpms will be slightly higher on hiway(I think it is around 200 more rpms around 70). It is kind of a trade off. 3:31 is what I ordered but I only tow a few times a year and i was looking for the mpg. If you don't tow much I would say go with 3:55s, best of both worlds.

 

My new truck is suppose to arrive sometime next week. I didn't pay any mind to what gears I got. I just had my good friend / dealer take care of that part. I saw on the Window sticker that he orderd the truck with 3.73 gears. The wait is killing me, my current vehicles accelerates like a turtle.

 

3.73 is the way to go! Nice boat by the way, the 23 Jones Brothers is a sweet CC

 

I think you will be pleased with the accelertion of the 3:73s with an ecoboost. The one I drove had 3:31s and it was pretty quick. I had an 11 superduty for awhile with 3:55s and it was really quick for a 250.

 

With the Ecoboost? 3.73 gears are almost overkill in that thing. It has absolutely incredible power at about 1500 RPM, and with 3.73 gearing it will be humming at about 2000 at 70 MPH.

mine has a 3.73 rear end, it doesn't even really get a chance to spin the turbos before the gears shift.

Now when you're towing - that's a whole other story. 3.73 is awesome to tow with.

 

You will be very happy!!!

 

Thanks for all the help fellas. For some of you that don't know what the boat looks like, here is a picture. Not our exact boat, but close.