Outdoorsman mpg 3.55 vs.3.92?
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Outdoorsman mpg 3.55 vs.3.92?
Looking at ordering a 2013 Outdoorsman but am not crazy about the 3.92 gears .Dealer said he can not get the order to go through with the 3.55 they list as a option,he's not sure why.The only towing would be my snowmobile trailer and 75-25 hwy to city driving.Also was just going to go with the 17" tires.How much would the 3.92 gears affect the mpg vs. the 3.55?And would there be any difference with a 20" tire?
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I live in SW PA and travel to WV to see family so I am on the highway a good bit but still have hills to contend with. My thoughts are to gear it so you use your higher trans gears to the fullest with as little down shifting as you can while still keeping the RPMs Low. This is a complicated compromise but one you need to look at and decide. I have a 2012 1500 Express with the 20s and 3.55s and find it downshifting too much to suit me so I would like to go to 3.92s and maybe even slightly shorter tires but the expense to swap gears is way too high for a 4X4 and tires that short would look ridiculous so I make do. I drive kind of conservative so I am thinking a tuner to get more torque might help "if I can resist temptation" but doubt it would pay so I'll probably not so I won't hot rod it as much. Either way you will love everything about it except the fuel mileage but it is a TRUCK with plenty of power so what the heck.
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If all your towing is a snowmobile trailer 3.55's will do great. I have a 2012 Express with 3.55's and tow a 3500 lb boat and a 4000 lb enclosed trailer off and on. It's like it's not even back there so I wouldn't worry. If you look at acceleration times, rpms, etc.. they aren't that different. But if you can get the 3.92's I would in case you ever want to tow something really heavy. Sorry to tell you but fuel mileage sucks on these trucks whether you get 3.55 or 3.92's. The only time the hemi pulls any type of respectable numbers is a long all hwy trip. So you may see ok numbers because you drive a lot of hwy. I averaged 14 towing my boat all hwy, not to bad I guess, but any city driving totally kills mpgs