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kimmer71 04-10-2012 10:17 PM

Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
I ordered a set of 8:1 high speed gears today. I checked my existing ratio and I get 6 turns on the driven shaft to 1 turn on the axle. This is 6:1 right? If I put 8:1, my top speed will go down. Am I understanding the ratio correctly?

docksman 04-11-2012 05:53 AM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
Depends on how you calculated your ratio. Most of what I've seen the rears have open differential so you would multiply by two. that would give you a ratio of 12:1 ish. The only true way is to open the transaxle and count teeth. From what I've gathered most stock gears are 12:1 ish so if you go 8:1 you will gain speed. Hope this helps and any corrections are appreciated.

kimmer71 04-11-2012 08:14 AM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
i was wondering about how the open diff would affect it. i fixed one axle with a c-clamp. equally interesting...it was 6:1 in forward and reverse. i always thought reverse was higher. i guess ill fing out for sure when i open the case.

sho305 04-11-2012 04:50 PM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
A yamaha G9 is 13:1 and change, but the CVT overdrives .9 so the overall ratio is 11:1 approximately for engine to axle. Other stock gas carts are similar.

kimmer71 04-12-2012 09:22 PM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
I spun both wheel flanges forward at the same time and the driven shaft rotated approximately 12 times. I think you were right docksman!

docksman 04-13-2012 11:36 AM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
you'll be happy with the 8:1 I had installed an auburn limited slip control and shimmed the springs a little bit more, I get the actual turns/axle but before I had to multiply by 2.
Good luck

kimmer71 04-14-2012 10:16 AM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by docksman (Post 713400)
you'll be happy with the 8:1 I had installed an auburn limited slip control and shimmed the springs a little bit more, I get the actual turns/axle but before I had to multiply by 2.
Good luck

is the limeted slip worth the money? im gonna skip that upgrade i think.

95Viper 04-14-2012 11:50 AM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
Guys, Tell me if I did this right. I jacked up the driver rear until the tire was off the ground. Chalk marked the tire and Driven clutch. Spun tire one turn forward and the Driven turned 9 times. Same in reverse. Did the same to passenger tire. Then pushed the entire cart forward and reverse so both wheels turned and got 9 every time.

What do I have?

kimmer71 05-03-2012 09:19 PM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 95Viper (Post 713789)
Guys, Tell me if I did this right. I jacked up the driver rear until the tire was off the ground. Chalk marked the tire and Driven clutch. Spun tire one turn forward and the Driven turned 9 times. Same in reverse. Did the same to passenger tire. Then pushed the entire cart forward and reverse so both wheels turned and got 9 every time.

What do I have?

It seems off to me that you got the same # of turns on the clutch with one wheel turning vs. 2 wheels. When I did the same test...similar anyway, I got 6 turns on the clutch shaft but when I turned both wheels...12 turns.

I would say though that if you pushed the cart with both wheels turning and the clutch spun 9 times that you have 9 to 1 gear ratio. That seems possible anyway depending on what type of cart you have.

kimmer71 05-03-2012 09:33 PM

Re: Stock Carryall gear ratio?
 
Here is a pic of the new 8:1 gears next to the factory 12:1.
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/...-02-56_529.jpg

Do yourself a favor and order the axle gasket along with the case gasket when you do this...it makes it much easier to handle the dis-assembly ans reassembly. Also, you will need a press and a bearing separator to get the bearings off the old gear set. Be careful when you do this because it's relatively easy to mess up the bearings if you push them from the cage. You may choose to order new ones but that's another $100 roughly.
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/...9-56_682_1.jpg

http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...mage_15153.jpg


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