How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears

ezgokilla · 02-24-2010, 04:26 PM

how do i tell if my g16 already has 8:1 gears?I want to get 8:1 gears but i dontr know if i already have them wouldn't that be bad to buy them then find out you already have them ?

spriddle · 02-25-2010, 11:27 AM

Check this thread: http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-y...-question.html

ezgokilla · 02-25-2010, 01:59 PM

that's not my question he already has 8:1 gears .i want to buy some but dont know if there already installed. IT a stock g16 motor cart has 22" tires and a speed spring.im getting like 35 mph so if i get 8:1 gears i would get 45-50 mph

.Ill ask they guys at cpp in a few days or whenever they call

spriddle · 02-25-2010, 02:01 PM

I wouldn't know how to tell. I'd say that is a crazy amount of speed for a stock cart. I'm sure you'll have to pull the gears and count the teeth.

breugel · 02-25-2010, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ezgokilla

that's not my question he already has 8:1 gears .i want to buy some but dont know if there already installed. IT a stock g16 motor cart has 22" tires and a speed spring.im getting like 35 mph so if i get 8:1 gears i would get 45-50 mph

.Ill ask they guys at cpp in a few days or whenever they call

If you go fast you need to stop fast... You only have rear non hydraulic drums. 35 is plenty fast hell 25 is as fast as I want to go.

spriddle · 02-25-2010, 02:38 PM

Breugel has a good point.

I would look into a good set of front brakes (front disc brake kit) if you plan on running anywhere above 30mph. They can get dangerous at high speeds and the braking on a hill will be almost none with only rear brakes at a high rate of speed.

jreimers · 02-25-2010, 03:17 PM

it's like building a race car, you can't compliment one system without complimenting the opposing system. intake to exhaust, acceleration to braking etc. heck, at my age i'm just happy to putt around the ranch and enjoy nature

spriddle · 02-25-2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jreimers

it's like building a race car, you can't compliment one system without complimenting the opposing system. intake to exhaust, acceleration to braking etc. heck, at my age i'm just happy to putt around the ranch and enjoy nature

Putting around and enjoying nature sounds like one good afternoon to me.

ironpony · 02-25-2010, 03:41 PM

come on guys
think back to your 70's muscle car
400+ hp rocket sled
4 wheel manual drum brakes and manual steering
or your old cycle hand operated manual drums
i shudder when i think back
or when i get the old bike out
and try to stop it
scary

pansser · 02-25-2010, 05:29 PM

pop the motor off spin the rear tires by hand, count the rotation of the input shaft 8 revs = one tire rotation if 8:1 gears, 12 revs = 12:1 etc.

02-24-2010, 04:26 PM	#1
ezgokilla Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: southwest GA Posts: 71	How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears how do i tell if my g16 already has 8:1 gears?I want to get 8:1 gears but i dontr know if i already have them wouldn't that be bad to buy them then find out you already have them ?

02-25-2010, 11:27 AM	#2
spriddle Admin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: TN Posts: 101,855	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears Check this thread: http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-y...-question.html

02-25-2010, 01:59 PM	#3
ezgokilla Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: southwest GA Posts: 71	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears that's not my question he already has 8:1 gears .i want to buy some but dont know if there already installed. IT a stock g16 motor cart has 22" tires and a speed spring.im getting like 35 mph so if i get 8:1 gears i would get 45-50 mph .Ill ask they guys at cpp in a few days or whenever they call

02-25-2010, 02:01 PM	#4
spriddle Admin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: TN Posts: 101,855	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears I wouldn't know how to tell. I'd say that is a crazy amount of speed for a stock cart. I'm sure you'll have to pull the gears and count the teeth.

02-25-2010, 02:38 PM	#6
spriddle Admin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: TN Posts: 101,855	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears Breugel has a good point. I would look into a good set of front brakes (front disc brake kit) if you plan on running anywhere above 30mph. They can get dangerous at high speeds and the braking on a hill will be almost none with only rear brakes at a high rate of speed.

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02-25-2010, 03:17 PM	#7
jreimers Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central texas Posts: 45	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears it's like building a race car, you can't compliment one system without complimenting the opposing system. intake to exhaust, acceleration to braking etc. heck, at my age i'm just happy to putt around the ranch and enjoy nature

02-25-2010, 03:41 PM	#9
ironpony Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mid-ohio Posts: 8	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears come on guys think back to your 70's muscle car 400+ hp rocket sled 4 wheel manual drum brakes and manual steering or your old cycle hand operated manual drums i shudder when i think back or when i get the old bike out and try to stop it scary

02-25-2010, 05:29 PM	#10
pansser ZONE FREE ZONE Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: lauderdale by the sea Posts: 571	Re: How do i tell if i have 8:1 gears pop the motor off spin the rear tires by hand, count the rotation of the input shaft 8 revs = one tire rotation if 8:1 gears, 12 revs = 12:1 etc.

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