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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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I currently have 4.10s with 33 inch tires. the RPM's at 70 mph are around 2300. they came down when i got the tires but it's still way too high. With the Dana 60 front and the Dana 70 rear, should I get 3.73 or go all the way to 3.54? I don't do too much pulling but when I do it's 10-15 thousand pounds. I don't want to ruin my diesel so that it can't pull anything but i'd like to get around 20 or 22 mpg. i currently get 16
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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if your on flat grownd go with 354, i but in the hills with weight they suck. Auto or stick 5or6 speed?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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What do you think of gearvendos overdrive uint with 4.10 gear set with triple disk lockup?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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my 12valve with 3.54 will pull a #10000 up hills easy... 55-60mph !!
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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i pull 30k+ for a living with 3.54's and a six speed... get about 2 mpgs better than dad towing he has 3.73's... his is a 1 ton mines 3/4.... not to mention somewhere around 10 mpg's better than him empty... his is a 6.7... i love the 3.54... i would like 3.73 for strictly towing but i dont see a swap in my future

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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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3.73 would be a good middle ground
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Personally I like 4.10s.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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I would go with 3.54, they get better mpg. If your not going to tow very much then 4.10 would sort of be pointless. The only way I would like 4.10's is if I had a really tall over drive, then its best of both worlds.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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dump the 4.10 unless you have a farm or are racing it they are pointless
 
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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I hate the 4.10 and lost 3.5 mpg on flat ground I want to use it for a paper weight
 
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