mikestudley1 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 how many teeth is a stock front and a stock rear sprocket? Quote
BigRed350x Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Depends on the year, the first couple models had different gearing. 14x42 or 14x41 is pretty normal. Quote
decon Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Depends on the year, the first couple models had different gearing. 14x42 or 14x41 is pretty normal. yeah from his profile it says hes got a 98' so it would 14 x 41 Quote
mikestudley1 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Posted June 27, 2006 sweet thanks... what is the lowest number in the front and the highest number in the back i can get in like a chain and sprocket package deal... i found plenty of stock sizes but only can find individual sprockets the sizes i want.... i guess i gotta make my own package up haha... Quote
2003LimitedBanshee Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Usually about 12 is as small as they go in the front. According to RMATV, if you go with Renthal 42 is as big as you can go in the rear, but they had up to 46 if you ran Primary Drive (kinda cheap from what it seems). Quote
mikestudley1 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Posted June 27, 2006 sweet i think im going to go with the 12 front and the 42 rear set up... sound good? Quote
dirt-riceburner Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 sweet i think im going to go with the 12 front and the 42 rear set up... sound good? Dang, whatcha gonna do, climb trees? I wouldn't go lower than 13. The smaller the front, the harder it is on the chain. I'd go with 13's and keep the 41s in the back. You'll feel a big difference from stock. But then again, 14/44 would even be better. Quote
jankab Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 sweet i think im going to go with the 12 front and the 42 rear set up... sound good? 12 is kinda small, when you go that low you tend to eat up chains quicker. If you're looking for that kind of ratio I'd go with a 13-44 Quote
2003LimitedBanshee Posted June 28, 2006 Report Posted June 28, 2006 Dang, whatcha gonna do, climb trees? I wouldn't go lower than 13. The smaller the front, the harder it is on the chain. I'd go with 13's and keep the 41s in the back. You'll feel a big difference from stock. But then again, 14/44 would even be better. These ratios are almost identical, however the 13/41 is actually lower at 3.15:1 vs 3.14:1 on the 14/44. Either way, you are absolutely right that you'll notice a big difference going with the 13/41 versus stock. But if you really want to pull a low gear, 13/44 will get you pretty close to the 3.5:1 that the 12/42 would get you, and be easier on parts in general. Quote
Animalman294 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 You don't want to bind that chain up too tight going around a 12 front............ :beer: Quote
ohiobanshee Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 just bought a shee with a 12 tooth front had to shift a lot wanted to pull the wheels a lot switched back to 14 tooth alot more controable and fun to ride Quote
spunmonkey Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 Try and gear it around your riding style and motor power. Are you gonna run really small tires like 18" or some bigger ones like 22"? If so that will affect your overall ratio if your gonna go by numbers. I personally went 15/40 so i can ride in 2nd gear pretty much the whole time i trail ride. I am not constantly shifting like other have said with the smaller front sprocket. General rule of thumb is 1 tooth in the front is close to 3 teeth in the rear. Without getting technical thats the easiest to remember. Dustin Quote
BigRed350x Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Try and gear it around your riding style and motor power. Are you gonna run really small tires like 18" or some bigger ones like 22"? If so that will affect your overall ratio if your gonna go by numbers. I personally went 15/40 so i can ride in 2nd gear pretty much the whole time i trail ride. I am not constantly shifting like other have said with the smaller front sprocket. General rule of thumb is 1 tooth in the front is close to 3 teeth in the rear. Without getting technical thats the easiest to remember. Dustin I just changed my gearing to 13x44 but I run a 22" 9paddle extreme in the rear. I do lots of steep hill climbs and some occasional drag racing. It lets me launch in 2 really hard and get my wheels spinning faster sooner. I'm pretty big though and like the shorter gearing. I don't mind shifting at all. I run around the dunes in 4th and just give it gas when I need it. I'm happy with it. It's just a dune bike so I'm not too concerned with winning. I'm building a bigger drag bike for that. he he Edited June 29, 2006 by BigRed350x Quote
mikestudley1 Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Posted June 30, 2006 i got 22's in the back... i want to trail ride ... but 1st is to slow and 2nd is to high... to have any power in second i have to go about "100mph" through the trails so im just trying to get more power outta second at a lower speed ... i guess thats what im getting at... Quote
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