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Old 02-22-2022, 01:48 AM   #1
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Questions about Axis/Vegas

Interested in the 24.3 or the 24.4 floorplan and have a couple of questions.


1. Is the 24.3 on the E-350 chassis and the 24.4 on the e-450 chassis?
2. what is the gear ratio of the 24.3 and the 24.4/


thank you.

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Old 02-22-2022, 11:54 AM   #2
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Welcome to the site.

If you look at the specs page on Thor's website you can see:
https://www.thormotorcoach.com/vegas/specs/

Both the 24.1 and 24.3 are spec'd for E-350 and 24.4 is spec'd for the E-450. That doesn't mean they will come that way, however. The best thing to do is: if you find one you like run the VIN through a VIN decoder online to be sure.

Note that Thor is currently starting to produce the 24.4 so there are very few "in the wild" so to speak (we've got our eye on one at our dealership and it isn't supposed to arrive until mid to late March).

As far as the rear end I'm not sure (likely 3.73 but I don't know). Not sure it would make much difference--at least to me. It isn't like you can change the tow rating by changing the gearing.
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Old 02-22-2022, 12:36 PM   #3
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As far as the rear end I'm not sure (likely 3.73 but I don't know). Not sure it would make much difference--at least to me. It isn't like you can change the tow rating by changing the gearing.

All E-450 come with 4.56 final gear ratio.

E-350 can have either 4.10 or 4.56 final ratio, it’s an option.

The axle gear ratio is specified in VIN.


In my opinion a 3.73 ratio would be good for smaller and lighter motorhomes like Axis/Vegas given small diameter tires and high torque from 7.3L V8, but Ford hasn’t used that ratio in Cutaway or Stripped chassis in a very long time if I recall correctly — you would have to go back to when they offered diesel I think. I have 3.73 in my E-350 with V10 gas but it’s a van, not a Cutaway or Stripped Chassis. It still has 18,500 GCWR the same as present E-350 with either 4.10 or 4.56.

The E-450 is required to get higher 22,000-pound GCWR.
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Old 02-22-2022, 01:19 PM   #4
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All E-450 come with 4.56 final gear ratio.

E-350 can have either 4.10 or 4.56 final ratio, it’s an option.

The axle gear ratio is specified in VIN.


In my opinion a 3.73 ratio would be good for smaller and lighter motorhomes like Axis/Vegas given small diameter tires and high torque from 7.3L V8, but Ford hasn’t used that ratio in Cutaway or Stripped chassis in a very long time if I recall correctly — you would have to go back to when they offered diesel I think. I have 3.73 in my E-350 with V10 gas but it’s a van, not a Cutaway or Stripped Chassis. It still has 18,500 GCWR the same as present E-350 with either 4.10 or 4.56.

The E-450 is required to get higher 22,000-pound GCWR.
See, I didn't know LOL.
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