got a quick question guys
I have 05 dually 4x4 and when I hit 60 I am shooting about 2000 rpm. My axle ratio says 4.10 but anybody know how I can reduce the rpms?
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Bigger tires, gear vendor overdrive or swap gears
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Yup, pretty much it. I'm running 35x12.5x17's with 3.73 gears, 2k rpm for me isn't til about 75mph. The larger tires actually helped my mileage, since I do a lot of highway driving.
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+1 with Mdud....jump up the tire size to tame the RPMs. Low end may be affected somewhat but the drop in HWY rpms will make you happy. IIRC DRWs are a 17" wheel so look at Nitto Terras at 285/70/17.
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The dually rims are REALLY narrow though aren't they? 285's would probably be ok, but anything larger might need different spacers. I think... haha
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I'm just curious how do bigger tires make a diff? If someone can explain please?
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A bigger tire will travel farther in one rotation than a smaller tire. I can't remember the math off top my head, but just throwing out numbers, a stock size tire will rotate 500 times in a mile. A tire two inches taller will rotate 475 times a mile. So by adding a bigger tire, u have just lowered your overall drive ratio, which lowers rpm.
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It's just simple gearing calculations. Obviously going too big will offset the other way since it's a TON of rolling weight you'd be adding. Luckily we all drive diesel trucks that have enough power to turn these tires over with ease. Like GreenGoblin said, a taller tire will rotate less times in a fixed distance, thus lowering your cruising RPM's at a given speed.
Don't forget to get the speedo recalibrated so you can accurately measure your mileage. If the mileage is off, your MPG calculation will be off. |
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