Thread: #25 Chain Drive Experience ???
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Re: #25 Chain Drive Experience ???
During my time on 1503, we ran #35 chain in the drivetrain. While #25 is plenty strong enough, the biggest concern was sprocket allignment. Rather than spend hours machining spacers to 0.0005" tolerances, we felt our "quality" maching time could be better used for the parts that really needed it.

Personally, I'd rather spend the extra time and run #25 chain all around. The weight savings is huge.

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