Chain conversion
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I emailed them and the guy said they do not have any suggestions. I saw Rickss69 post about them and saved the sprockets he suggested on my bookmarks, I was basically trying to get some info from some people that have done the conversion already. Because I do not have shocks to mount and unmount, there is no way to run the belt anymore so I HAVE to run a chain. I know Led Sled and a few others sell kits, but they want more than the parts cost individually. Due to living off disability I have to keep the budget as low as possible without losing quality.
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I'm surprised they didn't have any suggestions for you, they were really helpful when I was getting mine. I ended up going with a 22 tooth front sprocket, with 0.500" offset, and the steel 49 tooth rear. Mine is a '02, so part numbers might not be the same for ones that would fit yours.
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How about talking to the hardtail people, assuming you bought a frame or conversion kit? PBI may not be able to help if they don't know what clearance you have. If you can't get a belt in you won't have much space to get a chain in either! Spacing for the sprockets is probably critical, which is why the frame people should be able to help.
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How about talking to the hardtail people, assuming you bought a frame or conversion kit? PBI may not be able to help if they don't know what clearance you have. If you can't get a belt in you won't have much space to get a chain in either! Spacing for the sprockets is probably critical, which is why the frame people should be able to help.
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Did not buy a kit, I built the hardtail myself. The belt can not go on because enable to put it on or take it off on a stock bike, you have to remove the shock. Since on a hardtail there is no shock it is all solid frame so there is nothing to remove to run the belt.
I would have thought any chain kit supplier can provide a kit or sprockets with the correct offset, so the chain runs along the same line of the belt.
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Found a guy around the corner that gave me an old rear sprocket. The issue is that the center is not large enough to fit on my rim (guessing the size changed at some point) and he suggested just dremel-ing the center a lil larger to fit. Since I do not have the proper machine to bore and hone, is it safe or will it mess up the balance?