Ford CMP axle ratios?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Thought for you to ponder, keeping ratios somewhat matched with ground speed has a certain logic. If you are driving in a convoy of similar vehicles you want the shifting points to be relatively similar.

Back in the 70s and 80s I spent a lot of time convoying with a US Duce and my CMP because of different axle ratios, transmission ratios and slightly different torque curves. No mater which one of us lead we would be forcing the other to shift down prematurely.

So I would suspect that in military uses having convoys made up of the same vehicles would mean that convoys would move more smoothly.

Cheers Phil