Gear Ratio Calculator
Enter the number of teeth found on your ring gear as well as your pinion gear in the boxes below to calculate their combined ring and pinion gear ratio.
Gear Ratio Calculation Basics
Your axle gear ratio determines how many times your driveshaft rotates for every full tire rotation. For example, a 3.73 gear ratio requires 3.73 driveshaft rotations to turn your tires once around. You should be able to find your gear ratio listed on the axle tag, however, if that has gone missing, you can simply count the number of teeth on each gear and divide the number of pinion teeth by the number of ring gear teeth.
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Helpful Gear Changing Tips
- Bigger tires aren't the only reason to change gears, many truck owners swap gears for better mileage.
- If your vehicle is a 4x4, you will need to change the gears in both front and rear axles.
- Most front axles require reverse cut gears because front driveshafts typically spin the other way.
- Front and rear gears can be different by 1% on road and 2% off-road without impacting performance.