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Old 07-19-2012, 12:46 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by Shortsguy1 View Post
Okay, so here is a dumb terminology question. When comparing a 3.46 diff ratio to a 3.92 diff, does the 3.46 diff have a "higher gear ratio" or a "lower gear ratio" than the 3.92? I have been struggling with my choice of words for some of this discussion.
"Higher" could be "taller" or it could be "numerically higher". Both are opposite.

So, the correct terms are "taller" and "shorter". The 3.46 is "taller" than the 3.92.

Those that use "higher" and "lower" are guaranteed to cause confusion, as evidenced on here all the time.
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