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Re: Need help with west coast drive.

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Originally Posted by JoshD99 View Post
We decided to just use bigger wheels, 6 inch rather that 4 inch. Thanks for all the suggestions!
Keep in mind that by increasing yor wheel diameter 50% like that, you will need to increase the secondary gear diameter 50% as well to keep the same speed. So your gear would still be scraping the ground. Plug the numbers into the JVN design calculator and you'll see what I mean.
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