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Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth

Posted By: topside

Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/21/19 10:35 PM

According to Brewer's, I need a 31 tooth for 3.23s & 28" tire
According to the Interweb, a 32-tooth.

I have a mint 32, a mint 39, and a used 31 with a few teeth knocked off, of course laugh2

What's 1 tooth worth in MPH on this setup?
FWIW, I tend to drive by the tach on the highway, but around town I'd like to know my speed.
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/21/19 10:45 PM

Check your email & you will be able to compare a 31 & a 32 against your GPS soon. ;-)
Posted By: topside

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/21/19 10:48 PM

Thanks, Barry, you Da Man.

GPS ?! laugh2
Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/21/19 10:50 PM

I'd want the mint 32 toother in there just cuz how bad the 31 toother is but it'd show the MPH a hair low than actual MPH (might cost you a ticket, might not). The archives has a chart & someone posted a link for a comprehensive chart but I dont have that info. EDIT measure your actual tire dia to get it as dead on as possible (might change what tooth count you need). MORE EDIT the chart someone posted had a MPH/RPM chart that was very helpful & there was something about an Excel worksheet. EVEN MORE EDIT the Excel worksheet in the 2 links are right there on the same page, right in front of me, I missed it.
Posted By: topside

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/21/19 11:29 PM

Yeah, I have the Brewer's chart.
Barry & I are trading my 39 for his spare 31.
Was just curious what the difference would be between 32 & 31...
Posted By: BSB67

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 12:00 AM

About 1 mph at 31 - 32 mph
Posted By: topside

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 02:27 AM

Thanks.
Posted By: NachoRT74

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 08:57 AM

There is an XLS table on tech section here where makes the exact maths. You could get maybe a 31,45 result. So you decide which one is the best for you based on that ( rounding up or not )
Posted By: Mr340

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 12:03 PM

I recently went from a 28 to a 29 and the speedo went from 4mph low to 3mph high. this was with a 2.76 and 26" tires and a 4 speed.
Posted By: Twostick

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mr340
I recently went from a 28 to a 29 and the speedo went from 4mph low to 3mph high. this was with a 2.76 and 26" tires and a 4 speed.


Maybe go up a tire size or 2 to get it dead nuts.

Kevin
Posted By: Mr340

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Twostick
Originally Posted by Mr340
I recently went from a 28 to a 29 and the speedo went from 4mph low to 3mph high. this was with a 2.76 and 26" tires and a 4 speed.


Maybe go up a tire size or 2 to get it dead nuts.

Kevin


I usually drive 5-7 over so the 3 hi gives me an extra cushion drive
Posted By: 3hundred

Re: Speedo gear 32 vs 31 tooth - 07/22/19 02:30 PM

IIRC, when I did the arithmetic years and years ago, each tooth was worth ~ 1.67%. Which meant you should be able to get it within 1% either way +/- if your speedo head is working correctly. FWIW, YMMV, ect. 2ยข

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