I am possibly looking to regear my 2016 Ram 3500 SRW, stock 18" tire size, with 3.42 gears for towing heavy.
If anyone has been following along in my towing section thread, I am towing a 5th wheel that puts the total weight at the truck's GCVW stated capacity.
As such, my truck is now having a hard time getting the weight around.
I have already begun to enter into financial negotiations with my wife to support the cost of gear.
We have not come to terms yet, but it is trending favorably.
I can do the installation myself as I have plenty of installation experience and all the necessary specialized tools, so I am only out of the cost of gears and oil.
Ideally, I would leave the 3.42 gears in it and lockout 6th, but I don't spend all of my time towing at 65mph.
I spend time accelerating, slowing down, and speeding up due to stop lights, signs, and traffic.
I am stuck between 3.73 and 4.11 gears.
I am leaning towards 4.11 gears because that will be a more significant advantage and should enable 6th gear towing.
I know the "max tow" dually had 4.10 gears with smaller tires.
I suspect the Asin and 68RFE have similar overdrive ratios.
I am pretty sure I read the 68RFE has a gear advantage in the lower gears.
Any advice, experience, or input?
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