Originally posted by wdavidhicks
The new diffs are are a 16.14% increase over stock in ring & pinion ratio. This alone is going to give me quicker starts and a lower top speed if I changed nothing else. If I had a top speed of 42mph it's only going to be 36.16mph with the new diffs.
(Invert and convert to decimal ring & pinion ratios: stock 2.85:1 = .350877, UE 3.31:1 = .302114, 42mph / .350877 x .302114 = 36.16mph)
The stock 20T/72T clutch/spur is a 3.6:1 gear ratio. Going to a 22T bell lowers that ratio to 3.27:1. That's a decrease of only 9.1% in the clutch/spur ratio.
If an increase in ring & pinion ratio can be completely offset by a decrease in clutch/spur ratio, then a 24T clutch bell should provide no change in overall gear train ratio at all in the new setup by my calculations.
But I want quicker. So I want a 22T bell.
I had to work all this out for me anyway, so I didn't waste my time even if no one ever reads this.
Jeez, if I put an 18T bell on it I could probably climb trees with it...