Towing in OD will eventually hose your transmission and will happen sooner
if it hunts for gears. Nothing controversial about it. My guess is that
you'll pay allot for the gear swap then later a lot more for your
transmission rebuild. The higher the R's the more power you have at to punch
it and pass the slow person in the fast lane.
There is a time where you can tow in OD and that is down a hill.
Joel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jetmugg@aol.com [mailto:Jetmugg@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, January 01, 1999 10:14 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: DML Reason for 3.55 to 3.90 swap.
The reason that I want to switch to the 3.90's is to increase the pulling
power, and raise my highway RPM's a bit when towing in O/D. I just bought a
high-po jetboat on a tamdem trailer (about 2500# total), which I plan to
pull
a lot this summer, and I figure that the 3.90's will cause less stress on
the
O/D unit. Do you other guys tow in O/D? I know this is a controversial
subject, but I can't bear to watch the RPM's if I take it out of O/D at
interstate speeds.
P.S. Lance M - are reprints of the gear swap article available? And what
month and year did the article appear, I'd gladly purchase a back-issue.
PPS - I'd also like one of those wenches, but I live in Indiana, and won't
be
able to make it to Hooters in TX. LOL
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