4:10 vs 3:55 rear

[forr]

I have 3:54's with the 6spd. and consider the gearing marginal. Any less power and I think I'd definitely be wanting the 4:10's. Unloaded the 3:54's are great but I'd sacrifice the 1-2 mpg for the towing comfort any day. Don't let the 4:10's go because of mileage, they'll more than make up for it if you add larger tires or tow.

 

[klenger]

I have the 6 speed 4. 10's with 6000 miles on the truck and get about 17. 3 MPG mixed city local streets and city freeway driving. If you don't do alot of high speed freeway driving empty, I think the 4. 10's get about the same milage. I think I'm having Da Za Voo (sp) or a senior moment, I thing I already mentioned this on this same thread.

 

[Un-Hemi]

My truck has 3. 54s. Ideally i think that it should have 4. 10s..... and a US Gear overdrive! All it takes is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :{

 

[DarrellB]

My 2cents

My truck is a 99 quadcab 4x4 with a 5spd and 4:10s and my best milage is just a little over 25mpg and worst is a little less than 14mpg. The best milage was obtained on a trip to Fort Worth TX while pulling an empty 24' goose neck horse trailer. My worst milage came just a month ago hauling round bails. I hauled 5 loads of 13 round bails, each load was about 34,600lbs and I never could get out of 3 gear on the roads I was running on. I personaly do not like the 3:54 gears way to sluggish for my likings and I get good enough fuel milage out of the 4:10s to keep them in the next truck I buy. My buddy Stevie has a 2001 with 3:54s and a 6spd and it runs pretty good but still feels to weak off the line and who wants to shift an extra time any ways. He does make me look like I'm sitting still on the expressway when he passes me at well over a 100mph though#@$%!. but my 4:10s do just fine on the road whith my empty truck I don't need to go over 90mph anyways (done got 1 ticket for doing 88 in a 55) In the 98 and up trucks (you know the ones with the right number of valves), I don't think the motor is really that loud at 2500rpms either just sounds like a diesel to me. :-laf



Just one dumb country boy's opinion. Oo.

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