Back in the good old days trucks were built to work, and they came with a granny low transmission and low axle gears. Ever since then true off-roaders realized that gearing is the great equalizer.

What's the deal with the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon's four-to-one (4:1) transfer case? What about those 4.10 gears in those beefy Dana 44 axles? Why is it that when people put bigger tires on their ...

Gearing ratios determine how many turns of the driveshaft result in a single turn of the wheels (the car's wheels, not your steering wheel). A higher ratio (e.g. 3:1) makes it easier for the engine to ...

To make this gear ratio comparison possible, we used a car equipped with a 9-inch Ford housing and had Drivetrain Warehouse set up three centersections with 3.00, 3.50 and 4.11 gearsets. We also used ...

Finding the right gear ratio for a particular track in a certain class of circle track racing may be as easy as asking your competitors. Most racers who regularly run the same racetrack each week will ...

What if-and believe me, this is a hypothetical-you were trying to put a wild, rare, 200-hp naturally aspirated Autech SR20DE from the hottest of the nonturbo S15 Silvias into a first-generation Miata, ...

Default, conservative gear ratios. Note the smooth curve of the line connecting the ratio graph bars. Gearing ratios determine how many turns of the driveshaft result in a single turn of the wheels ...