Perhaps some clarification might be in order. When dealing with gearsets, a numerically lower ratio ,say, 4.10:1, would be considered a "higher" gear than the 4.56:1. Also, a numerically higher gearset, such as 5.13:1, would be considered a "lower" gear. So when one says that they want a "lower" gear, folks in the business may take it that you mean you want to with a numerically higher ratio. Other terms that are used in a similar manner are "tall" and "short" gears, which are high and low gears, respectively.
