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Old 07-08-2012, 11:42 PM
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Your post is confusing. What size tires do you have on now? If its the 305's go with 4.88's
 
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305/70/16's are 33's. 4.88's would be quite a bit of gear for 33's.
 
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Originally Posted by WAltom
Not trying to hijack your thread......but,

I added some 305 70 16's to my 2001 Ram 1500, it's has 355's with auto......it won't pull the hat off your head. I had 265's on it and it wasn't any better. The tag on the door says the truck came with 225's but the unused spare is a 245. I got a good deal on some used 305's that's the only reason I put them on, was going on a camping trip pulling my 27ft fifth wheel. What ratio do I need to go with for 245's or 265's for pulling? I don't drive the truck too much cause it getting terrible gas mileage anyway but when I do have to drive it to work it about 35 miles one way.....the rest of the time it's only used for pulling. It got 13-14 with the 265's...not sure if it's changed much with the 305's.
Not to be a d-bag here but a 27 foot fully loaded motor home with a 1/2 ton pickup probably isn't the best idea regardless of tire or gear size. Really more of a brake issue than anything else. If you never plan to go to bigger than 305 which more or less equal a 33 inch tire I'd go 4.10. Any bigger and you will be out of the power band of these engines.
 
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4.10's would put it back into it's stock powerband, 4.56's would give a nice boost in low end power/torque.
 
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Old 07-09-2012, 02:17 PM
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Not sure why it's confusing.........currently running 305's but will probably go back to 245's or 265's.....
 
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Then run 4.56's
 
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Old 07-09-2012, 03:14 PM
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If I change back to a 265 will the 456's be too much? I like the looks of the 305's but they are pricey.
 
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Well with the kind of towing that your doing i think they would be your best bet
 
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I have 315s and I l;ove the 4.56's I still have my stock tires and rims in my garage and would like to put them on just to see what it would feel like
 
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Thanks Guys
 


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