Drive Base Help

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

16T #25 chain sprockets are probably too small for this year's game. They're quite undersized for the torque of 8" wheels and the shock loads of hitting defenses hard. Many, many teams have thrown chains with them this year. I would do 22T if you have the clearance, or even 12T 35 chain.

We ran 16t center-to-center outside of tube this year and didn't face any problems with the sprockets until SVR, when the chain wear and bearing blocks drifting made the chains super loose (and even then we only threw them once IIRC). If one is running chain in tube or something similar with the sliding versablocks and makes solid chains with the Dark Soul chain tool, I think 16t sprockets can work.
We ran 4 CIMs on 8" AM pneumatics.