sootman73 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I am trying to put a 44 tooth rear sprocket on so i can utilize some higher gears in the woods. I ordered a stock size new chain and figured i would just add links accordingly to get the right chain length. I put the larger sprocket on and the new chain i ordered came with 106 links. don't know why because it said that it was supposed to be a 104 link chain. Anyways i couldn't connect the ends with out adding 1 link and putting two masters on. But it seems that now i need a half link to get it to the point that i want it. With how it is now i have the axle almost all the way back to get the right tension. Is the 14/44 combination the problem or am I missing something? Also another thing is that i need a skid plate that has adjustable height to accommodate the larger sprocket. I had to remove the abused stock one to run at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 A stock style carrier has .520" of adjustment. chain pitch is .625". Now that's a crap design. Use a die grinder to lengthen the slot by 3/8" to give you an additional .187" of adjustment for a total adjustment of .707". You could have just gone 1 tooth smaller on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Go 13-41....end of problem. 14-44 = 3.14 ratio 13-41 = 3.15 ratio Close enough. Front is way easier to swap and doesn't leave you with all the issues. Plus you'll have better ground clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayAiken Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Bigger rear sprocket means less clearance in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootman73 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 A stock style carrier has .520" of adjustment. chain pitch is .625". Now that's a crap design. Use a die grinder to lengthen the slot by 3/8" to give you an additional .187" of adjustment for a total adjustment of .707". You could have just gone 1 tooth smaller on the front. Yea that is a poor design. I should have just done this and not ordered a new chain since the only reason i replaced it was because it was too stretched. Go 13-41....end of problem. 14-44 = 3.14 ratio 13-41 = 3.15 ratio Close enough. Front is way easier to swap and doesn't leave you with all the issues. Plus you'll have better ground clearance. Yea this probably would have been a better plan but i don't think i can return the big sprocket since i ran it through the gears a couple times now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 It's cheaper to buy a front sprocket, than to get a new skid plate. But then again.....I haven't run a skid plate in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayAiken Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 REALLY?!?? You jelly of my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootman73 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 It's cheaper to buy a front sprocket, than to get a new skid plate. But then again.....I haven't run a skid plate in years. You would if half the time you were smacking the rear end off stumps and rocks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko2000 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Im sorry I'm confused as to why you wouldn't order a longer chain if you had intentions on running a larger rear sprocket? Just compensate with the front sprocket if your having problems with chain length and that stupid stupid stupid stock carrier design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 You would if half the time you were smacking the rear end off stumps and rocks lol I run 22" rear tires. But your right, if I was bending brake rotors every ride I'd do something more. But I hate skid plates. When you bury them on pea gravel at the badlands, they work like a conveyer belt to feed gravel into the chain. I'd run a sprocket guard before I put a skid plate back on my Banshee just based off of the areas I ride at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootman73 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I run 22" rear tires. But your right, if I was bending brake rotors every ride I'd do something more. But I hate skid plates. When you bury them on pea gravel at the badlands, they work like a conveyer belt to feed gravel into the chain. I'd run a sprocket guard before I put a skid plate back on my Banshee just based off of the areas I ride at. I never had a problem at badlands getting buried in the pea gravel but i only have clearance issues down the back of the big sand hill behind the parking lot when it turns to the creek bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 A buddy got stuck in the pea gravel on the right fork of the Y on the main road/path heading into the dune area. About 1/2 way down on the right the hills are pea gravel and around some of the small trees it's REAL DEEP and loose. He got so much gravel sucked into his chain that it killed the motor and I'm really surprised that it didn't break the chain or crack the cases. We had to rock the bike slowly and use little sticks we found to push each piece of pea gravel out of each link of chain till we could get the whole thing cleaned out enough because the sprocket and chain had a solid layer of gravel keeping them apart. I've ridden through a lot of nasty shit over the years......and that pea gravel looked so tame. Yet it sure took him by surprise. (Just a little heads up for all you fellow Badlands riders.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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