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Ok so its order day and I have been going back and forth with this decision. I'm spending big bucks like all of you are too so I REALLY want to get this right.
I commute everyday 30 miles one way + pick-up/drop-off kids at schrool and their various activities. About 21 miles is 2 lane State road then I get into the "city" where I hit 15 stop and go traffic signals (this is not a metropolis type bumper to bumper traffic) in a county of about 80k people. I tow my 29' Jayco BHS (5500lb dry weight) 6-10 times a year on fairly flat or rolling hill terrain (no mountains around here).
Am I good to go with 3.55 gears and save a little on fuel mileage the other 95% of the miles? Am I too concerned with towing for the amount I actually tow? I used to never even care about tow ratings in my 03 GMC 1500 - I'd just hook up the old 4 place enclosed V-nose steel snowmobile trailer and go. It does seem you 3.55 diff guys are getting some mileage #'s above the 27MPG EPA rating (which I'd love to be hitting just for bragging rights) but I hear "some" grumbling here and there from those with 3.92 diff. I will be towing close to the rating with 3.55 and a decent cushion for 3.92.
I so badly wanna join the 30MPG club
Thanks for the Real World Input
I commute everyday 30 miles one way + pick-up/drop-off kids at schrool and their various activities. About 21 miles is 2 lane State road then I get into the "city" where I hit 15 stop and go traffic signals (this is not a metropolis type bumper to bumper traffic) in a county of about 80k people. I tow my 29' Jayco BHS (5500lb dry weight) 6-10 times a year on fairly flat or rolling hill terrain (no mountains around here).
Am I good to go with 3.55 gears and save a little on fuel mileage the other 95% of the miles? Am I too concerned with towing for the amount I actually tow? I used to never even care about tow ratings in my 03 GMC 1500 - I'd just hook up the old 4 place enclosed V-nose steel snowmobile trailer and go. It does seem you 3.55 diff guys are getting some mileage #'s above the 27MPG EPA rating (which I'd love to be hitting just for bragging rights) but I hear "some" grumbling here and there from those with 3.92 diff. I will be towing close to the rating with 3.55 and a decent cushion for 3.92.
I so badly wanna join the 30MPG club
Thanks for the Real World Input