View Poll Results: What gears does your truck have?
3.15
14
5.53%
3.55
94
37.15%
3.73
140
55.34%
4.10
5
1.98%
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What rear gear do you have?
10-24-2012, 09:21 AM
#52
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Longevity of drivetrain?
And you mean the 3.15 is tall enough. And sorry, this gear would suck to tow anything worth mentioning. The stress on the drivetrain and transmission trying to move 10,000lbs with these gears would not be fun. There's a reason people install lower (numerically higher) gears when towing heavy. Easier on the drive train to get the load moving.
And you mean the 3.15 is tall enough. And sorry, this gear would suck to tow anything worth mentioning. The stress on the drivetrain and transmission trying to move 10,000lbs with these gears would not be fun. There's a reason people install lower (numerically higher) gears when towing heavy. Easier on the drive train to get the load moving.
10-24-2012, 01:52 PM
#53
Senior Member
Longevity of drivetrain?
And you mean the 3.15 is tall enough. And sorry, this gear would suck to tow anything worth mentioning. The stress on the drivetrain and transmission trying to move 10,000lbs with these gears would not be fun. There's a reason people install lower (numerically higher) gears when towing heavy. Easier on the drive train to get the load moving.
And you mean the 3.15 is tall enough. And sorry, this gear would suck to tow anything worth mentioning. The stress on the drivetrain and transmission trying to move 10,000lbs with these gears would not be fun. There's a reason people install lower (numerically higher) gears when towing heavy. Easier on the drive train to get the load moving.
10-24-2012, 02:10 PM
#54
I have 3.55's with 305/45 R22s and have a set of 3.73s here to install... But now really leaning towards 4.10s. I do some pulling (obviously looking in my sig).. Just not sure which way to go. I know it is pretty much a dog with the 33" tires now and the 3.55s..without pulling.
Any input is appreciated!
Any input is appreciated!
I had a 2011 FX4 with factory 4.10's and loved it. It will hold 6th gear down to 45 or so then still climb a hill if you ask it to. At 70 mph it turns about 2050 rpms. On a interstate trip I get 21.5 mpg. Around town I get town I get 15.8 on average. Something I find interesting is when it shifts into 6th I have to go 63 mph. If I tap the tow haul button at say 55-62 it will drop into 6th right away and hold it with the tow/haul button off. Kind of the opposite of the way I thought it might work. At any rate, I like the 4.10's enough that my 2013 FX4 will have them as well.
10-24-2012, 04:26 PM
#55
Go with the 4.10's.
I had a 2011 FX4 with factory 4.10's and loved it. It will hold 6th gear down to 45 or so then still climb a hill if you ask it to. At 70 mph it turns about 2050 rpms. On a interstate trip I get 21.5 mpg. Around town I get town I get 15.8 on average. Something I find interesting is when it shifts into 6th I have to go 63 mph. If I tap the tow haul button at say 55-62 it will drop into 6th right away and hold it with the tow/haul button off. Kind of the opposite of the way I thought it might work. At any rate, I like the 4.10's enough that my 2013 FX4 will have them as well.
I had a 2011 FX4 with factory 4.10's and loved it. It will hold 6th gear down to 45 or so then still climb a hill if you ask it to. At 70 mph it turns about 2050 rpms. On a interstate trip I get 21.5 mpg. Around town I get town I get 15.8 on average. Something I find interesting is when it shifts into 6th I have to go 63 mph. If I tap the tow haul button at say 55-62 it will drop into 6th right away and hold it with the tow/haul button off. Kind of the opposite of the way I thought it might work. At any rate, I like the 4.10's enough that my 2013 FX4 will have them as well.
10-24-2012, 05:34 PM
#57
A has been that never was
Originally Posted by ajkelly
Go with the 4.10's.
I had a 2011 FX4 with factory 4.10's and loved it. It will hold 6th gear down to 45 or so then still climb a hill if you ask it to. At 70 mph it turns about 2050 rpms. On a interstate trip I get 21.5 mpg. Around town I get town I get 15.8 on average. Something I find interesting is when it shifts into 6th I have to go 63 mph. If I tap the tow haul button at say 55-62 it will drop into 6th right away and hold it with the tow/haul button off. Kind of the opposite of the way I thought it might work. At any rate, I like the 4.10's enough that my 2013 FX4 will have them as well.