Very true.

Being over center, one way or the other a little bit, can be tuned around - shocks, four link, nitrous or timing timer, etc - but being way off is not going to work.

My car was a miserable turd with a 1.76 and a 2.45 low gear, but for different reasons.

With a 1.98, it would 60' the same as the 2.45. The difference was it would do it every time, everywhere, and not whip the tire every third run.