Rear Gear Question

njk53 · 09-16-2013, 02:40 PM

When it comes to rear gearing, I am not the brightest candle on the cake so, I need some help understanding the application of rear gear ratios and what the performance results of different ratios.

For example we are running a 4:56 gear and several people that I have talked to have said we are a bit over geared for our application. The people I have spoken to have said that we should be running a 4:30 gear.
My question is if we go to a 4:30 ratio gear as recommended, what performance gains should I expect? Quicker ET? Faster MPH? Both?
Also, if I changed to a 4:30 gear, does your shift RPM change? How about my 60 foot times?

09-16-2013, 02:40 PM	#1
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rear Gear Question When it comes to rear gearing, I am not the brightest candle on the cake so, I need some help understanding the application of rear gear ratios and what the performance results of different ratios. For example we are running a 4:56 gear and several people that I have talked to have said we are a bit over geared for our application. The people I have spoken to have said that we should be running a 4:30 gear. My question is if we go to a 4:30 ratio gear as recommended, what performance gains should I expect? Quicker ET? Faster MPH? Both? Also, if I changed to a 4:30 gear, does your shift RPM change? How about my 60 foot times? __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345