New 15” Wheels. What gear ratio?

[Curious Hound]

I have hauled over 2,000 before with my 4.45 ratio.

You weren't supposed to.

Um, 3.45 ratio?

 

[sgtsandman]

how much can I haul when i move to a 3.73? The manual I uploaded it here and saved to my phone. The manual says 6,000 lbs. so a max of 1,240lbs? I have hauled over 2,000 before with my 4.45 ratio. View attachment 142574

Around 1,250# is pretty much the standard for the Ranger and that is usually the leaf springs they come with.

Keep in mind the max combined weight on the door jam sticker is the max you are supposed to carry, even if you upgrade the front and rear springs, since that is what the truck is rated for and in some states, registered for.

Plus, if the insurance company finds out you were over weight after an accident, you could be dropped or the claim denied. That will depend on your agent and the insurance company you have. I also want to emphasis the could part.

This isn't to give you a hard time. Just to make you aware. I've been over weight. Sometimes on accident, some times on purpose, but ai don't make a habit of it. So, it's a pot calling the kettle black kind of thing. Or as some others like to say, when you point a finger at one person, three are pointing back at the pointer.

Just be aware of the situation and act accordingly. Also, don't advertise it. Especially since we do get some inexperienced people who may take it the wrong way and end up crashing their truck and/or getting hurt because they over extended themselves beyond their abilities.

 

[sgtsandman]

So with 4.10 ratio and all terrain tires the average is 21 highway? I would guess that all season tires would be about the same with 4.10. How is it driving on the highway at 70 mph?

Roughly about what you are getting with the 3.45 now is what you will get with the 4.10 in my experience. 3.73 will probably be a little better but the truck won't be as lively.

All terrain tires tend to not roll as easily as an all season or highway terrain tire and they tend to be heavier because they are built to take more punishment on a off road trail. So, there will be a mpg penalty. Figure somewhere in the +/- 2 mpg area.

 

[gungfudan]

Around 1,250# is pretty much the standard for the Ranger and that is usually the leaf springs they come with.

Keep in mind the max combined weight on the door jam sticker is the max you are supposed to carry, even if you upgrade the front and rear springs, since that is what the truck is rated for and in some states, registered for.

Plus, if the insurance company finds out you were over weight after an accident, you could be dropped or the claim denied. That will depend on your agent and the insurance company you have. I also want to emphasis the could part.

This isn't to give you a hard time. Just to make you aware. I've been over weight. Sometimes on accident, some times on purpose, but ai don't make a habit of it. So, it's a pot calling the kettle black kind of thing. Or as some others like to say, when you point a finger at one person, three are pointing back at the pointer.

Just be aware of the situation and act accordingly. Also, don't advertise it. Especially since we do get some inexperienced people who may take it the wrong way and end up crashing their truck and/or getting hurt because they over extended themselves beyond their abilities.

I only hauled it once I went to the scrap yard with it and it was in Mississippi not in the mountains. I did the math already and that is why I was surprised.

 

[gungfudan]

Roughly about what you are getting with the 3.45 now is what you will get with the 4.10 in my experience. 3.73 will probably be a little better but the truck won't be as lively.

All terrain tires tend to not roll as easily as an all season or highway terrain tire and they tend to be heavier because they are built to take more punishment on a off road trail. So, there will be a mpg penalty. Figure somewhere in the +/- 2 mpg area.

I get 20 on the highway and 15-17 city. I take trips regularly to Mississippi. So I am back and forth between 3.73 and 4.10. I know my gas mileage will suffer a lot going to 4.10. I found an 8.8 rear end that is 3.73 basically it would be around $400 for it. I do plan to got to a u pull it parts yard to see what I can find.

 

[gungfudan]

You weren't supposed to.

Um, 3.45 ratio?

It might have been like 1800 lbs now that I think of it. It was about 7 years ago. The next year I had a really small trailer hauling 2 mini bikes through the mountains and that was the last time I hauled anything. Now I just have almost all my tools in the truck bed.