Hey guys, I wanted to know if there was a way to change the gear ratio in the diffs to get a better crawl ratio. I know it is done on tons of other vehicles, but I'm not sure they make other gear ratios for the ML. Can anyone tell me if another ML model has a steeper gear ratio than the 320?? Thanks!
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Could the 320 pull the 3.46 gears? Would love to better my 15mpg. Expect I would swap for a used one from a 430. Are the rear brakes the same?
But that's only a 7% difference, and 16 MPG is still not good. Seems your problems lie elsewhere, maybe a lead foot, or all in town driving? My trip computer indicates 23.8 MPG at present after some airport runs on standard tires...
I would not believe the trip computer. At best it will indicate an unrealistically optimal short run. More likely, it is inaccurate as measuring low flow rates is tricky. The only thing that counts is gallons to fill a nearly empty tank divided by the trip odometer that was reset at the previous tank fillup (or however you Europeans like to measure it...).
DelJ
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Wolfgang - 8/26/2005 1:59 PM
My trip computer indicates 23.8 MPG at present after some airport runs on standard tires...
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