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raptor684
02-03-2008, 09:01 PM
I just bought a LTR and my paddles off my z will fit but they are 21 tall and was wandering if I should put a 13 countershaft sprocket on or not?

kustomfab2003
02-03-2008, 10:57 PM
Yes, you might even want to go up one in the rear as well. I ran Glamis for a break in with stock gearing a 20" Sand stars and it was OK but not as responsive. With the 13t up fron it was a noticable difference. Now I have haulers and can't wait to try it out.

Good luck,

Josh

RATPACK Z400
02-10-2008, 02:31 PM
I ran 13 tooth on my z400 was way too much torque and top speed suffered.

kustomfab2003
02-10-2008, 06:32 PM
Originally posted by RATPACK Z400
I ran 13 tooth on my z400 was way too much torque and top speed suffered.

Not quite apples to apples comparison... The Z400 comes stock with a 14/40 (2.857 ratio) gearing and stock with 20" tires and a different tranny ratio. The LTR comes with 14/36 (2.571 ratio)gearing and 18" tires. So by comparison, dropping a tooth on the front of a Z (3.076 ratio) would make a huge difference compared to dropping a tooth on the front of a LTR (2.769 ratio) and going up to 20" tires.

quadfam4
02-10-2008, 09:16 PM
The easiest gearing mod is to drop the front sprocket one tooth to a 13. The chain easily adjusts to take up the slack. You are going from a 18" rear tire to something bigger and IMO it's geared too tall to start with. Don't worry about loosing top end speed, you won't loose any with that change.