gear ratio 4.00x10 tyre?

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i hav a gp200 box 18/47 82 chain final drive 5.2 if i put a 4.00x10 tyre on and its plus 6% what would the final drive be ?
also will it fit on a standerd rim?
and anyone got a pic of a ground down bump stop?
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it would equate to approx 4.9
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Do you want taller gearing or just more tyre on the road?
If more tyre on the road then go for a 100/90 tyre as the rolling circumference is more or less the same as a 3.50.
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looking for taller gearing for when i buy a franspeed tourer pipe
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Dunno why but i always thought it was 8% which would be 4.8 approx (sx200 top ratio) or am being panickity
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cheers for that shocky what great site
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Will fit on standard rim?
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yes they will still fit on 10" rims ...thats what they are made to do...
there are now many makes available of 4.00x 10 tyres with far better profiles /tread pattens etc than were available back in the old days.. :D
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Use Avantone's gear calculator it's brilliant. It's on here somewhere.
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