confusion between higher and lower gear ratios
I noticed that people refer to 3.90 and 4.10 as being higher gears. this is not the case. While they maybe numericaly higher in actuality it is a lower gear ratio. the lower the number the higher or taller the gearing is the higher the number the lower the gear ratio is. and in actuality what is realy happening is lets say you have 2.73:1 what this means is that the drive shaft has to turn 2.73 times to make the tires do on full revolution. With 3.90:1 the drive shaft has to turn 3.9 times to make the tires do on full revolution Thus making the engine have to rev higher to go the same speed but making it allot eiser for the motor becuase of the greater tourque multipucation
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