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Old 12-30-2016, 11:54 AM   #1
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A friend of mine bought a new Chevrolet Silverado and it is almost like my GMC except for the rear axle ratio. His has the 3.42 rear end and mine is the 3.73. We did some comparing last fall to see the differences and it was like this. Highway mileage was around 21 on both. He doesn't tow, and I get 13.5 to 14 mpg towing the 21, On engine rpms, mine ran right at 200 rpm faster at 70 mph. Loren

Loren, that's really close to what the guys are reporting on the Ram forums too.

I just lock out overdrive and manually help the gear selector in hill country on my highway geared truck.
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