I was just wondering what is the technical difference is between a close ratio and a wide ratio transmission? Is the main difference between the two from 1st to 2nd gear or 2nd to 3rd...
Thanks, Mark
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I was just wondering what is the technical difference is between a close ratio and a wide ratio transmission? Is the main difference between the two from 1st to 2nd gear or 2nd to 3rd...
Thanks, Mark
In most wide-ratio fourspeeds, the first three gears are lower than the first three in a close-ratio.
Close ratio Muncie: 2.20, 1.64, 1.28, 1.00
Early wide ratio: 2.56, 1.91, 1.48, 1.00
Late wide ratio: 2.52, 1.88, 1.46, 1.00
So the first three gears are a higher ratio but the ratios drop faster? Is that correct?
They pretty much have to, don't they?