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Old 06-20-2019, 09:46 AM   #6 (permalink)
Shaneajanderson
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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88 View Post
Most low ranges aren’t 4:1 or 5:1 anyway, it’s far more common to find something like 2.75 or 3:1 which still would provide an absurd overdrive... maybe if you used something like a Rockwell axle with its 6.72 ratio?
Yes after more reading on transfer cases I find that they are typical between 2:1 and 3:1. The numbers I gave were my guess of how much higher my RPMs are at a given speed in my pickup when in low, but I have no tach so it was pretty much just a guess.

I've never really had much use for 4-low in reality, but if you leave the front hubs unlocked and lock it into low it makes backing a trailer with a manual trans much much easier, especially if you're backing into a tight spot.

I'm going to do some research on adding a second transmission, most likely backwards. If I could find a 3 speed that had 1.25, 1, and 0.75:1 ratios and hook up straight that would be great, but I doubt such a thing exists.
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