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I only mention the speed limit because given the circumstances, there was no reason to design for a top cruising speed of more than 55mph. As such, the good old "lowest gears you can use while maintaining desired top speed" rule of thumb leads to 4.56 gears. I'm thankful they went that way...

As for the gearing, it makes perfect sense to me- the national speed limit at the time was 55 and I doubt a truck would see faster than that on a base, and certainly not off road, and if they wanted one that would, they could take a Blazer or other vehicle. So they just followed the same rule...