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fatlazyless · 01-08-2010, 10:37 AM

...that's pretty interesting....I know very little about rear end gear ratios....so, just for a heads-up....like what is a common rear end gear ratio for Ford F150 4x4 with the standard V8, or the similar Chevy Silverado 4x4 that could tow a 5000-lb boat nice & strong?

Is it accurate to say that most all 4x4 pickups are geared lower than the similar 2wd models?

I have a Ford F150 2wd w/ 5-speed and V6 w/ 206k miles that still runs pretty good, and Ford had to replace the entire engine back at 95k, a $3500 job, which Meredith Ford did perfectly, and Ford paid for the whole $3500 job 100%, even though I had purchased the truck w/ 65000k as a used vehicle from a private seller. Way-to-go Ford!

01-08-2010, 10:37 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,803 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,026 Times in 746 Posts	...that's pretty interesting....I know very little about rear end gear ratios....so, just for a heads-up....like what is a common rear end gear ratio for Ford F150 4x4 with the standard V8, or the similar Chevy Silverado 4x4 that could tow a 5000-lb boat nice & strong? Is it accurate to say that most all 4x4 pickups are geared lower than the similar 2wd models? I have a Ford F150 2wd w/ 5-speed and V6 w/ 206k miles that still runs pretty good, and Ford had to replace the entire engine back at 95k, a $3500 job, which Meredith Ford did perfectly, and Ford paid for the whole $3500 job 100%, even though I had purchased the truck w/ 65000k as a used vehicle from a private seller. Way-to-go Ford! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!