Gear ratio difference between 5-speed...

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Author Message   Bill Gilmore (Mountainjeep) Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:56 pm:    is there a difference in first gear ratio? Trying to get as low as possible here :-)   zpukajlo Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:59 pm:    The auto is 2.48 to 1. The 5-speed, I think, is 3.32 to 1. Hope this helps. Z   muskyman Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 06:22 pm:    yes but you have to figure in the torque converter into the autos ratio to get a more equal comparison....most torque converters can add as much as 3to1 to the true full load crawl ratio. thats why you can get away with a less deep ratio in the transfercase and axels of a auto vehicle. the problem is you cant lock a converter manually so down hills they coast and cause RUNNAWAY!!!!!!!