Clutch bell/spur gear?

[Zachary]

Okay well on my savage it had a 52 tooth steel spur gear and I was running on a 14 tooth clutch bell. The thing was fast and pulled wheelies no problem. Well after the spur ate the clutch bell I had a guy I know pick me up a new spur and bell and the gearing is now 12/49 what am I going to expect with that gearing??



On a completely different note.

I have a locked differential for my savage and I just have it sitting around in my desk and my friend told me to stick in in th front. What would happen if i did. Would would i expect with turning and pulling?? Have any of you ever done something like that? And what are the advantages/disadvantages??

 

[HeartBreak]

I would suspect the gearing isn't going to be a huge difference, however, you might notice a change.

As for the locked diff in the front; your turning will go from "brick on wheels", to "full speed straight ahead captian!"

 

[joneser4u]

if you lock the front diff,it will climb some hella hills!, I had a .21maxx with a locked front diff,it would climb anything.with the rear locked it would just flip over backwards.but as mentioned with the front locked,it dont like to turn on hard surfaces.

 

[Racer 1966]

The clutch/spur combos work similar to changing gears in the rear of a hot rod car. Your 52/14 is a drive ratio of 3.71:1, the 49/12 is 4.08:1. that translates to more low end and a little loss of top speed.

If you try it, let me know what you think of that combo.

 

[markallen]

49/12 is going to pull more wheelies and be slower on top end than the 52/14.

 

[olds97_lss]

You were able to get 49/12 to actually mesh? I didn't think you could go that small on both and get them to mesh properly.

 

[Zachary]

the motor is as far over as possible. they just barely fit but they do.