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ksa8907 · 01-24-2016, 10:45 PM

If you are considering gearing your truck for 1200rpm at 60 mph, you are making a mistake. I think 1800 is about as low as you will want to go. Even then you will have to downshift to accelerate in a reasonable amount of time.

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