olyelr
Senior Member
Oh, no doubt the older 3 speeds and 4 speeds were worse. The problem is, when there is something better out there, the last “best” is now just a POS lol.All of these comments make me feel old but I'm "just" in my 40s as trucks only had 3 speeds when I was kid, 4 speeds with OD were just coming out when I got my license. Need to go drive trucks made just 10 years ago that still had 4 speed automatic trans if you want to talk about bad gear ratios in comparison to the 6 speed!
Also, with 4.10’s and 35’s, 5 and 6th are basically useless when towing heavy unless your coasting down the flat stretch or downhill, so its pretty much a 4 speed lol. The biggest issue is the gearing gap from 1st to 2nd.
I mean, the 6 speed works, dont get me wrong, and it works much better than 3 speeds and 4 speeds. But, it just sucks in comparison to the 8 speed.
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