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Old 06-17-2005, 06:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
DiffEng
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Simple question about gear ratios

I'm looking at adding a truck to the fleet, as I need something cheap for work. So I'm pretty sure it'll be a 2005 Chevy Colorado reg cab 4X4. It's jsut for work, so I don't need anything fancy.

Very basic in terms of options.
CD/MP3 player
carpet
tilt/cruise

And that's probably it.

A question I have though. I have a choice of gear ratios with this engine. It comes standard with 3.73 gears, or I can opt for the no charge 4.10 gearing.

In simple, real world terms, what difference would I see between these two gearing set ups? Which one should give me better fuel economy?

Thanks in advance.

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