DavidR
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- First Name
- David
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- Eastern CA
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- 2019 Ranger XLT Supercab Saber FX4
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- Engineer
I don't have much to add, but I'm going to follow this. I don't know if it's possible, or even if it *is* possible whether it would stress the transmission or reduce its lifetime, but like the OP, I think it would be nice if there was a tuning for the transmission that would not change shift points but rather make shifting a bit more quick and positive. I actually don't find the shifting in "D" all that bad, but would really appreciate snappier shifting when it's in "S" and I'm manually cycling between gears on mountain downgrades. That's where I really notice it. All of our previous vehicles' transmissions have shifted more quickly and positively in this mode. Manually shifting between gears in S mode just seems very sluggish by comparison to those. I've gotten somewhat used to it and think ahead a bit to anticipate the gear changes more, but I still miss the responsiveness.
I know a lot of effort went in to designing this transmission to be lifetime-fill and theoretically not need any maintenance for 150,000 miles, so I don't know if some of the sluggishness people notice is due to reducing wear.
I know a lot of effort went in to designing this transmission to be lifetime-fill and theoretically not need any maintenance for 150,000 miles, so I don't know if some of the sluggishness people notice is due to reducing wear.
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