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Originally Posted by Desuboi941
Thank you so much… I only have one more thing to ask. It may be stupid but higher? Lower? That’s really my main question idrk what the difference is… is it just longer in the gears or does it make top speed higher… I get that you’re losing torque for top speed or vice versa. I’m basically asking why would the 17/46-47 benefit us specifically over the 45?
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Higher and Lower are used to describe.changes in gear ratios. Other adjectives often used are the terms "taller" and "shorter"
Let's say the standard sprockets are a 17 front and 50 rear. This gives us a numeric gear ratio of 2.94:1, or 2.94 turns of the front sprocket to 1 turn of the rear.
A "tall" or "high" gear is one that is numerically smaller. So if we wanted to gear it higher we would install a 45 tooth rear, which gives us a ratio of 2.65:1
Essentially, it's a higher/taller gear because you get a higher output rpm since gear ratios divide rpm to multiply torque (vice versa if over driven.)