i apologize, but i use term "lower" gear to mean 4.11, 4.56, 4.88 etc.
"higher" gear to mean 3.08, 2.56 etc.
i'll try to be more clear next time....
Gear Ratios: Misinformation at its worst.
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I fully understand now, no wonder the terminology gets so mixed up. Higher is lower etc. Lol. So, a 3.55 for example turns the ring gear 3.55 times for each single revolution of the pinion gear.......... Roughly the same with a 3.54. Regardless of actual number of teeth, same end results. The key is the term ratio! Should have been obvious, I guess. Think I got it now!! If not, don’t give up on me. I’m a little slow at times. But eventually learn.
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I can’t help but think of my friends 72 Gremlin, 258 6 cyl 3 speed. It was a 304 strip car with a 4.88 gear. He got it for free from a family friend. Had a big slit in the floor from flywheel coming off, the previous Owners lucky he didn’t lose half his leg. Never got the 304, or 4 speed. Only the original 6 cyl. It had Very low miles, a General Kinetics performance cam. He put it together, painted the engine hemi orange. It would spin big M50 tires. Lol. Tore up the clutch in no time. Put a Warlock HD clutch. It was a blast to drive. Burn 1st, second, and squawk third. Once it hit 50 mph, it was done. It looked like a roller skate, white with black racing stripes. Had a lot of fun in that car as a teenager. Red light to red light, it was crazy quick. They’d always ask, what’s in it? 6 cyl!! Lol. Often had to pull over and pop the hood for proof. He had plans for a small 4 bbl and header, but wrecked it one day on his way to pick me up from work.
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I've always called ratios like 4.10, 4.33, 4.56 etc low gears and 3.55, 3.08 etc high gears. Like a transmission, start out in low gear and shift up to higher gears.
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