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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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i have a suzuki lt 230 i want more acceleration do i get a bigger or smaller front sprocket now i currenty have a 12 front sprocket which im pretty sure is stock. thx
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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Go to the 11....only problem I had was, it always felt like I wasn`t in 5th gear...I was always trying to shift up one more time... didn`t need to use 1st much either....
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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hey i got 22 inch wheels on the back if i run 20 in the back and an 11t front sprocvket how would that be
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:54 PM
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It would be geared even lower yet with 20's.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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i mean accelaration wise would it be even slower wit 20 then 22
 
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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Smaller tires will make less revolutions than a larger tire, effectively making you gain torque(acceleration) and lose speed.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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they are all wrong go to a bigger front sprocket and more accel and bigger back but lower back sprocket for more top speed!
 
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