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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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I got lucky with the 4.7 (Havin the stick and all) along with the 3.92 (Or whatever it is) gear ratio and i can haul car trailers all day long loaded
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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did you leave overdrive on?
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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It's in OD whenever i put it in 6th, haha
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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haha you ***, I was asking zndad LOL.
Overdrive on a manual, do you have the tow/haul button??????
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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well technically the 5th gear is 1:0 ratio, 6th is .60:1 (Or so)so that is the overdrive
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:23 AM
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so on the half tons the 6 gear is an od and on a 3/4 and 1 ton with a 6 speed manual the extra gear is a granny gear...


 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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pretty sure that on the 3/4 or 1 tons the first gear is super low and the rest of the gears are just less spread out still with overdrive
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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pretty sure that on the 3/4 or 1 tons the first gear is super low
yeah thats what a granny gear is...
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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Bear with me, i'm a bit drunk, i do know what a granny gear is, along with creeper gear etc.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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Ramitone..I do not tow anything in OD, I always tow with tow mode on.
-zndad
 
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