CrashDriver
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- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Manual
Hi, I was reading through the owner's manual that somehow was still with my 88 ranger when I bought it - in the shifting section it warns you not to downshift from overdrive over 55 mph.
I'm curious if there is a legitimate reason for this, or if it's just kind of a generic safety warning?
If I were trying to overtake someone on the highway going say 60 or so, I would logically want to downshift into fourth for more power and it wouldn't really be a big jump at all; so I wonder why the warning.
I'm curious if there is a legitimate reason for this, or if it's just kind of a generic safety warning?
If I were trying to overtake someone on the highway going say 60 or so, I would logically want to downshift into fourth for more power and it wouldn't really be a big jump at all; so I wonder why the warning.