lian Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 could my jetting be cousing bad low end or is that becouse i have a 15 front sprocket and 22 tires or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banchetta Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Could be both, but low end power and gearing is two different things...Try a 14 tooth and go from there. ONly cost $10 to try...Those tires are pretty big for that gearing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I would buy a bunch of cheap sprokets and try them and when you find the one you like buy an expensive one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 i run a 15/41 with 20" rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rescuejeff Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Run yourself a odd/od combination, it will make your sprockets last much longer, per the wife who is the marketing manager for RK.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Run yourself a odd/od combination, it will make your sprockets last much longer, per the wife who is the marketing manager for RK.... are u saying run an odd/odd combo, like 15/41, 13/39, and so on? that's weird, I'd like to hear her comments on why that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banchetta Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 smaller sprockets will make your chain stretch faster. I put the Honda hub on the rear axle and put a 14/37 gear on, now my chain stretches a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 (edited) smaller sprockets will make your chain stretch faster. I put the Honda hub on the rear axle and put a 14/37 gear on, now my chain stretches a lot... Banchetta, your gearing is very close to mine, just a tad higher. Your saying if I switched to a smaller front and smaller rear, a new chain would stretch a lot faster? Never really thought of that, something to think about. I'm forever screwing with my gearing, trying to find the perfect setup. A 15/41 w/ 22" tires is a tad higher geared than a 15/37 w/20" tires. I wouldn't be very happy if I was running 22" tires with my setup, too high geared. a 14/42 with 22" tires would be damn close to my gearing and be a lot better for you. A 13/40 would be a little lower and you'd probably really like that setup. Just some thoughts. Later. Edited May 16, 2004 by sredish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banchetta Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 smaller sprockets will make your chain stretch faster. I put the Honda hub on the rear axle and put a 14/37 gear on, now my chain stretches a lot... Banchetta, your gearing is very close to mine, just a tad higher. Your saying if I switched to a smaller front and smaller rear, a new chain would stretch a lot faster? Never really thought of that, something to think about. I'm forever screwing with my gearing, trying to find the perfect setup. I used to run a 16/42 gear and worked great, I seen the Honda hub for my durablue axle and decided to try it...Lost 1lbs off the axle and am able to run down to a 35 rear sprocket.....sounded great at first especially for ground clearence, less chain, smaller sprockets, less weight,,,,etc....always looking for the edge... Anyways, now my chain stretches like hell.....went from the 14/37 gear to a 15/39, still stretches, but not as bad, now w/ the stroker and some added mods, I'll be trying the 16/39 gear and see how that pulls...I want to go back to the 16 tooth..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplecha Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 I run a 13/40 with 20" tires in the rear on my shee.. I like it. I can pull the front wheels up in just about any gear. Yesterday morning I clocked the quad at 78mph by GPS. What a rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Banchetta, let me ask you. I like running the 15 tooth front cause I can gear down pretty good and really open her up if I want. My question is, would there be much of a benefit of running a 14/39 over a 15/41? They're almost identical ratios, but would there be any noticeable advantage in having smaller front and rear sprockets, or is it way too minor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rescuejeff Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 After talking to the wife, she says that the odd on odd slows the wear down on the chain and spockets since the wear is even for the system, while a even added in puts more wear on that sprocket since it hits the same spot more often than in a odd number. Hard to explain, I tried my best to explain, I can think about it and add more later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 After talking to the wife, she says that the odd on odd slows the wear down on the chain and spockets since the wear is even for the system, while a even added in puts more wear on that sprocket since it hits the same spot more often than in a odd number. Hard to explain, I tried my best to explain, I can think about it and add more later. I understand exactly what your saying, I've never heard that before, but I understand. Your saying that the links on the chain won't hit the same spots on the sprocket near as often, spreading the wear more evenly. Definitely something to consider, thanks for the response. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banchetta Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Unless you have an exact ration like 3:1 or 4:1, the same sprocket tooth will take several rotations of the chain to hit the same spot on the sprocket so I don't buy that....I think there is just more strain and hp being driven on 15 vs 16 teeth...think about it...only 2/3-3/4 of the sprocket is grabbing teeth at once....so if you have 15 teeth and only 2/3 of them are pulling the chain, then you have 10 teeth doing all the pulling....if you have more teeth, then you have less strain on the chain and sprockets in such a small section of the chain and sprockets..IN theory, the larger gears will have less strain and possibly yeild more hp due to less chain kinking around the front sprocket....not sure if it counter weighs the extra weight, but from what I've seen, the larger sprockets are better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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