Silver Diesel

I have noticed that some 2010 6 speed manual trucks have 1st gear labeled as L and some have 1st gear labeled as 1 on the shifter and was wondering if they have different gear ratios in the transmission or what. Thanks

Silver Diesel

Does anyone have any insight on this. Im wondering if maybe the 3.42 geared trucks have a lower first gear ratio than the 3.73 geared trucks. I would like to have a lower first gear for taking off with heavy loads.

Racer26

I am pretty sure the trucks with the L gear have a lower gear than ones with the 1. Like on the semi trucks I have driven, when there is an L gear, it's usually so low that you can almost take off in 2nd if unloaded. It's usually more for taking off uphill while towing or something.
I'm not sure though, maybe it is just a difference in labeling.

sgt snake

mine starts in 1 all the time. if you hit the tow haul button on mine it switches to L. hope this helps

oldsmobiledave

How is this relevant in a discussion on a manual tranmission?

AH64ID

I doubt there is anything different. Dodge has not released any data on a AF ratio G-56.

Personally I don't like how Ford does L-1-2-3-4-OD

Just talked to a friend with a '10, 3.42's, and a G56. His says L

XJJoe01

On my 02 with a 6 speed, I can start in 4th gear without any throttle, but I usually start in 2nd unloaded and 1st loaded.

Joe

AH64ID

4.10's make that possible. Thou thats still pretty crazy, your slipping your clutch for the first 12 mph, as idle rpms with 4.10's in 4th is 12mph.. The engine will fuel on its own, which is why you don't need throttle.

navyr6

the L is for the lower first ("granny") gear that was added when dodge switched from 5 speed to 6 speed manual transmissions. when dodge went to six speeds, they added the sixth gear to the bottom of the gears to aid in getting the truck moving with a heavy load. ford and chevy did the same thing when they switched to 6 speeds as well. the shifter on my 07 2500 read L-2-3-4-5-6.

OldDodgeOwner

Not really...

NV5600
RANGE RATIO
1ST GEAR 5.63
2ND GEAR 3.38
3RD GEAR 2.04
4TH GEAR 1.39
5TH GEAR 1.00
6TH GEAR 0.73
REVERSE 5.63

NV 4500
1st 5.61
2nd 3.04
3rd 1.67
4th 1.00
5th 0.75
R 5.61*

AH64ID

Yep.. 1st, Last and 2nd to last are essentially the same. The difference is 2nd and 3rd were made into 2,3,4.

My 05 says 1-6, My dads 06 says 1-6. I haven't seen a pre-10 shifter with a "L".. but if you have pics that would be cool.

nibroc

yeah, pics--my '06 does not have the L

p035970

My 2007 has L-2-3-4-5-6. Must have started this after 2006 model year.

ripping r

here is a pic of my 06. has the L. sorry for the pic it's dark out side.

AH64ID

Must be a mid-year 06 thing?