The subject says it all... does more teeth on the front sprocket give more low end bite or high end speed?

 

high end speed.

 

Yes, More teeth up front gives you MORE top end, but it will make your lower gears longer aswell(sometimes this is good)

1 tooth up front is like drpping 3 teeth in the rear, and vise-versa. also your rear tire size is another way to change your gearing.


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Biggerisbetter.

 

i was wondering the same thing.i have 20x11x9s on my warrior and stock sprockets and the low end speed is great but when at full throttle it wants to go faster but it cant...so what tooth sprocket in front should i go with?any help would be great......

 

I definitely would like longer lower gears... especially 2nd gear. Alot of times in tight trails I want the bite in 2nd but rpms seem to want me to goto 3rd =).

I'm not sure how many teeth the stock front sprocket on the 03 warrior has but I've read on this board people suggesting a 14 tooth front sprocket. Anyone have any experience with different sizes to give a overall description of low end and high end changes?

 

1 tooth up front is a noticeable difference. also I beleive the warror came out with 22" tires on the rear so if you stay with 20" tires, you will have to go UP on the front 1 tooth to get your "Stock" gear ratio back. and if you want more than go up another tooth. It all boils down to Personal preference really. Myself I like to be able to use my 1st gear, so i gear up.



Bigger.

 

on my old warrior i had stock size tires with a 14 tooth front sprocket it ran really good for a warrior and also call sidewinder sprockets they have a 39 tooth rear sprocket they also have 38 with your tire size i would go up one in front and down one in rear going too large in front could cause you some engine case problems knocking a hole in it and etc

 

OK - everybody duck, here comes some math......a real easy way to determine the effect of changing sprockets sizes is to remember this:

Rear/Front=gear ratio

Lower gear ratio = higher top speed
Higher gear ratio = More bottom end

Here's a handy table Ratio chart courtesy of Sidewinder Sprockets