14T front worth changing

[Derag2]

Its it worth it to change fomr a 15T front to the 14T? How much top speed do you lose? does it make it alot better to ride trails and ride in the sand.

[Scro]

for really tight trails, i would say do it....but for the dunes, i would leave the 15 on there

[rubiowner01]

I tried a 14t front sprocket and it makes a difference. Its great for closed in trails where you wont be going very fast. On the other hand, it made me lose quite a bit of top end, so i dont like it if im riding in open places. You should try them both and see which one feels better to you and your riding conditions.

[CstMCgR]

I live in Alabama and all we have are trails, I dropped a tooth to a 14 tooth and wow it made a huge difference.... I love it.

[Scro]

Originally posted by CstMCgR
I live in Alabama and all we have are trails, I dropped a tooth to a 14 tooth and wow it made a huge difference.... I love it.

what part of alabama are you from??

[sam the brave]

i have 14/39 gearing and it rips from 1 to 4th then 5th sucks

[Bender]

The 14T is great in tight woods. You do lose about 5 mph though. But the trade off is worth it in my opinion. I'm not able to even get in 5th gear, except for a field or two.It's got so much low end with the 14T, I was amazed how easy it was to pull on stock Z400's through the woods. Just buy the counter sprocket and try it, there only like $12 through honda dealerships and you can change them in 10 mins or less. The 14t helps if you're running 22's in the back also, you get a little top end back and a bit of ground clearance.

[CstMCgR]

I live in Mt Olive...10mins above Bham. Gardendale area

[crazyatvn]

I tried it and I think I spend to much time shifting I prefered the 15 tooth.

[2004exrider]

What does it do in 5th gear?? just wondering, considering gettin one myself

[DaleJrFan]

i have a 14 tooth and you do lose a little top end but for woods and trails it is a must. you can pull so many wheelies not even trying cause of bottom end. when i go to the dunes i have no problem going up and down but i do get my butt kicked in long drags cause 5th is worthless. try it out and if you dont like it, but the 15t back on!

[boystoys]

i have a 14T front... and the best way to describe it would be...

5th gear with a 14T is like a toped out 4th gear with the stock 15T


hope that makes sense... i would say in order to get full advantage you really have to do a lot of tight woods trails....

thats what i ride and on some of the large straights and clearnings... my friend on a blaster kind of gains on me... its pretty gutless in 5th

[ryann mx68]

go up 1 tooth on the rear sprocket instead, this will close the gap between 1st and 2nd, top end loss will be minimal, changing the front by 1 tooth is = to at least 2 teeth/ rear. i'm new to 4 wheelers but have raced mx my whole life, almost never changed the front size, it has to much effect. by changing the rear [add 1 tooth] i think you'll get the ratio youre looking for. yes its more $ for the sprocket, but results/feel is what you want.

[PunkA$$]

I'm going to have to buy a new drive system soon. I was considering the 14t front but thought it would be too drastic a change. So I'm gonna go one up on the back instead (39t). I'll let ya know how it works.

[crazyelece]

If you think its too drastic just drop a tooth in the rear as well and run 14/37.

[PunkA$$]

Originally posted by crazyelece
If you think its too drastic just drop a tooth in the rear as well and run 14/37.

Yeah, I considered that, but I'm pretty happy with the gearing the way it is now (stock). My only complaint is when I get in really tight woods trails I'm feathering the clutch alot. That's why I planned on changing only 1 tooth (15/39). 14/37 would be the equivelant of two teeth.

[tdsongster]

I went from a 15 to a 14 and it worked great in tight trails! I then had C&D pimp my ride (see sig) and it was to low so I went back to a 15. I still think it could use a little tweaking so might change the gearing a bit in the rear sprocket.


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