Passing Gear

[triman22000]

I was wondering when I am at like 50 or 60 mph and try to pass someone it does not seem to have a passing gear. Is this normal on my 2008 F250 4x4 crew cab?
It has plenty of power form the getgo.

[Stymie]

i've never heard of a passing gear. when you are the freeway, the truck should downshift to a lower gear. what truck do you have and what rear gears?

[bdmcd15]

i don't know about a passing gear, but mine downshifts when i get on it, even up to 70. plenty of passing power. i have 3.73's

[dieselwhisperer]

Man I must be getting old! Passing gear is what I always called it and mine will definately kick into passing gear at 50 or 60 MPH!

[Mark Kovalsky]

There's really no such thing as passing gear as a separate gear. It's just a lower gear than the one used for cruising.

At 50-60 MPH it should downshift. Before flooring the go pedal it will be in overdrive, 0.71:1 ratio. That speed range is right on the cusp of being able to go down to the 1.54:1 ratio, it probably is going to the 1.09:1 ratio, which won't give you the engine speed you may be expecting. If it did go to the 1.54:1 ratio engine speed would be near the redline and it would immediately have to make an upshift. That's probably why it doesn't do what you're expecting.

[Twix]

Mine will downshift into the mid 60's. It's especially useful whenever its time to pass a honda w/ a massive wing on the trunk!

[triman22000]

Thanks for all the comments , heck I am old thats why I called it a passing gear LOL. I am going to take mine in to have them check it out does not seem to be right.