What is the difference between 3.42 and 3.73 gears

There was no noticeable difference. I saw a diff of rpm at 60 mph, and the gas mileage was about mpg lower with the 3. Granted, I'm only pulling a Tristar and she's not very heavy, but I think the 3. We have a 4. Average 18mpg hwy. I have had the 3. The 3. If I were towing frequently on hilly roads, I might would go for the 3. Yes, the 3. I've worn out this subject on here and mac is the only person I've seen who likes the 5.

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Thread Tools Show Printable Version. I just bought a 3. Share Share this post on Digg Del. Those two overdrives will still make your highway cruising not too bad, although first gear will be almost a granny gear haha. So i won't feel any difference? You will feel a slight difference i think the percentages are in the single digits going from 3.

Even me having the 4. Highway is suprisingly excellent im barely at rpms going 70mph. I wish i had bought something even more aggressive but im very happy with the 4. If you keep the same driver under the same conditions other then the gear swap you will lose a bit more traction in 1st and especially slamming gears going from 1st to 2nd unless you got good tires.

The only problem i have with my gears and i finally figured out why this is, when i race my friend especially 1st and 2nd gear im in my power band in such a short time because how quickly it revs and hardly any traction he is able to keep up, ofcourse if i had good tires that will change a bit.

Other gears like 3 and 4th especially will pull like you got rear ended hard. Also 5th gear makes a big difference as well when your WOT were it doesnt bog at all and so on. It will pull fairly decent in 6th if you need to get around someone slowly but definitly better then before.

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Gear ratio, 3. Thread starter mcastles Start date Mar 14, The friendliest place on the web for anyone with an RV or an interest in RVing! If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts. See posts with no answers. Joined Mar 10, Posts 7. Just as a reminder, I currently tow a boat with worth about lbs, but in very hilly, narrow roads, so I am opting for the higher power.

I do also pull interstate, but not as much. Also, I wanted to ensure longterm capacity in the event I go to a larger boat or decide on a large tow trailer for camping. My question is regarding rear gear. I have found locally a HD, diesel with a 3. These are both Rams please no vendor wars and the costs difference is neglible.

I see from the specs that the 3. Honestly, it bothers me to lose lbs in towing capacity right from the beginning, but maybe I am overreacting since I don't tow everyday, mostly weekends, vacations, etc. I highly respect the opinions of those on this forum, so please could you provide me your perspective. Along with lower towing capacity, the 3. Believe you would notice it most on the type of driving you describe, hilly etc. If you did mostly highway driving, the 3.

I would go with the 3.