New England B.S. Thread

True but I don't think that's really gonna help that much

 

You can still choose your axle ratio with a lot of trucks. Of course, the Tacoma is the exception... I think the F150 comes with either 3:31, 3:55 or 3:73 (and I think 4:10 or 4:30 for the Raptor). I think 5 or 6 speeds is a happy medium.

 

I thought most of that was done by the factory now depending on what "package" you were ordering. Ex. Towing or bigger tires, something like that. I didn't think it was a stand alone thing still. At least not on the 1/2 tons

 

True. My '84 has 3.55's, but a Granny low to get you rolling with a heavy load. But it had the option of 3.23's, 3.73's, 3.91's or 4:11's out of the factory.

BUT; the 2016 F150 has 3 or 4 rear end ratios to pick from too.

 

Would bee one thing if you could shut off some of the gears

 

Manual transmission FTW!

Lexus advertised their 7 speed auto for having a smoother ride than the average auto does.

 

Even those have more gears than they used to. My '69 had the option of either a 3 speed or a 4 speed. The '84 has a 4 speed. I drove 5-speed Nissans for years, and my '99 was a 5 speed. Now they have 6.

 

Yeah, but you can order just about anything you want within reason. Obviously, if you want the max tow package, I think you're forced into the 3:73 but you can get the tow package with any of the available rears. With Ford, you can pretty much mate any engine with any rear. When I was looking at new ones, I was able to find quite a few different combinations, all XLTs with the tow package.

 

I rented a Springfield 1911 TRP, and now I want one real bad! I've shot a lot of different hand guns but this one was a pleasure to shoot and I was more accurate than I've been with anything else, even smaller caliber ones. Not cheap though...

 

@BigMacMcCoy my buddy kase and I are going to burritos for sure Saturday night. No flaking, I don't have anything planned for Saturday to screw it up.

Anyone else wanna go?

 

The girlfriend is taking the LSAT Saturday morning and we are going out to Lucca's in Back Bay for dinner to celebrate! So I won't be able to make this saturday.

 

1911's are N-I-C-E... If you're serious about getting one, try a Kimber. You'll cream on how smooth it is...

Back to the trucks - according to the builder on line, you can get the F150 in a boat load of gearing options. 3.31 is typical with 3.50 being the next popular. From memory, I think they go up to 4.30's. Now if the 10 speed transmission gave you a lower final drive, then a high gear rear would be sweet. I can't imagine that's the case if most come with 3.31's. I don't need more gears just to split the shifts closer together. My 6 speed is bad enough with the 500 rpm drop between gears. Too bad they no longer offer a stick in the F150 or I'd have considered it when I bought the Tacoma. Matter of fact, you have to step to a Dodge 3/4 ton Cummins to get a stick. The rest are at 1 ton or higher if they even offer them. Only Toyota and Nissan have them in a light duty pick up.

 

Kimbers are harder to find in MA. You gots to find one used in a personal sale. So your limited to buying one off Northeastshooters or something. And you'll pay a premium. A lot of the high end 1911s are similar like the TRP the sig tacops ect. All a dream to shoot. I evaluated all the options and went with a ruger 1911 saved myself $600 and I love it. The gun I want the most is the CZ SP01 but I can't find one!!!

 

I wanted a Kimber, I hate MA CMRs... I'm rocking a Remington R1S 1911 and really like it.

 

Mike @Pugga , Sophia just saw a dog on Rachel's tablet and said the dogs name was pugga. Lol

 

Awww she's so cute

 

Good choice in names!

 

You guys need to make better friends

Regarding the SP01, those are just in short supply majority of the time.

 

Haha, yeah, I know... I actually traded for the 1911 so I didn't have a lot of choices. It turned out to be a fun shooter.

 

Good morning. Raining again. At least it's in the 50s and not freezing or snowing.