How many of you guys downshift?

I do all the time

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i dont even know what it means

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Ford Ranger Edge Supercab, 2004 3.0 Auto, 2WD, 4.10 Axle 31x10.5x15 BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO's


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yes, 100% of the time. and not to be cool or anything, I just do it to help slow down the truck. It is very helpful in winter with the plow on also

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I do it all the time to not wear my breaks

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i do it mostly on corners i just swing it in 2nd gear to slow for the turn and i use it to help break sometimes

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Love it in winter! And I do it to screw with my coworkers as we race home

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THEN:2007 Ford Ranger XL, Pueblo Gold 3.0 Vulcan, 5 Speed, 2WD
NOW:2003 Ford Escape Limited 4X4 fully loaded... Needed something cheaper and easier to use in my life cause moving to go to college in a metro with my fiance...

When gas was cheaper, I did more often. I usually go to N early and just coast up to a light. By the time I get there, the light has either changed or I am under 25mph and I break gingerly. I would rather do that than burn the clutch any more than I have to.

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Non-stop Ranger owner: circa 1986 ('86, '92, '04). 648,000+ miles and counting. That's 1.04+ million kilometers for you north of the border.

Expensive brake you're using instead.


I'd rather shift into neutral and just coast, then brake.

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1992 Ranger XLT
2.3L 2wd 5spd
91 Mustang rear end, 373 L/S.

Ok, Mr. "3 on the tree": It would be the same thing as you throwing your auto-tranny from D to 2 to slow the truck down instead of pushing on the breaks. One would do this in tandem with pushing on the breaks, but you don't have to hit the breaks nearly as much.

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Non-stop Ranger owner: circa 1986 ('86, '92, '04). 648,000+ miles and counting. That's 1.04+ million kilometers for you north of the border.

i do at times... depends corners yes sometimes... but i rather brake that downshift.. I figure my brakes are about 200 all together.. My clutch and labor around 800 to 1500

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I have never heard of a clutch going out from down shifting

I suppose maybe if you drop it into 2nd at 50...

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my automatic downshifts for me all the time!

LOL

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2006 F150 Lariat 4x4 (sold)
2007 Explorer XLT (Destroyed by Deer on highway)
2014 Explorer XLT (inherited from parents)

i downshift all the time

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x2...my truck will pretty much stop by just downshifting

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i do it sometimes it depends on the situation. normally i just neurtral drop it and use my brakes after coasting.

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in the winter i downshift constantly

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1994 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 reg. cab 4.0l 5spd, 2" SL , Summit Nomads 15x8, 30x9.5x15 Trail Digger M/T's, cab lights, spray in bed liner, custom tube bumper,

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I voted sometimes, going from memory on the '96 I owned that was a manual. It's one of those things you just do or don't do without thinking about it.

I wanted another manual this time around, but there wasn't many used ones to choose from that fit the bill. Most were plain Jane fleet trucks.

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2003 XLT Ext Cab. 3.0 2wd. Auto. Current driver.
1996 XLT Reg Cab. 2.3 2wd. Manual. My 1st Ranger.

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