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what gears do i have

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treyh

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how do i tell what gears the previous owner put in the rear? count ring teeth and divide by the pinion teeth?
 

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yup.....you might have to round to the nearest whole number for instance mine came up with 372.9888 or something like that....which is 373s
 

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If you dont have the pumpkin open, you can spin a rear tire one revolution while counting the number of times the driveshaft spins (I put a piece of tape on the tire and a marker dab on the DS - both so I can keep track of revolutions).

If the DS spins ~3.5 times, you have 3.55's. If it spins just over 4 revolutions, you have 4.10's. Etc.
 

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HISSIN50 said:
If you dont have the pumpkin open, you can spin a rear tire one revolution while counting the number of times the driveshaft spins (I put a piece of tape on the tire and a marker dab on the DS - both so I can keep track of revolutions).

If the DS spins ~3.5 times, you have 3.55's. If it spins just over 4 revolutions, you have 4.10's. Etc.
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i'd suggest doing something like 10 spins, then dividing by 10 after. sometimes it can be hard to get a good reading, so this will reduce the error in your judgement.
 
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