530 chain conversion

Allright I'm confused. I bought a 33t rear and a 15t front for the 530 chain conversion I'm seeing all these different gear ratios for the different size sprockets and chains. Is there something I need to know here? The Kz 1000 I ride takes a 33t rear and a 15t front with the 630 chain. Is it different with the 530?

Yes it is different, since the link spacing is 3/4" with 630, and 5/8" with 530. The equivalent gears are 18 tooth front and 40 rear for 530 chain. The gears you just ordered are the correct ratio, but the front gear might not allow the chain to clear the swingarm pivot.

Custom, Gear ratios are simply relations of 1 gear to another. be they related by actual size (inches/mm's) or in this case # of teeth per chain size. by ordering 530 sized sprockets in same ratio to 630, your' ratio is unchanged... however, you will find, your' new sprockets will be smaller in diameter than 630, which increases wear. usually, when converting from 630/530, typical sizes would be 17/38 to retain nearly stock gearing. G

customkz1000 wrote:

Allright I'm confused. I bought a 33t rear and a 15t front for the 530 chain conversion I'm seeing all these different gear ratios for the different size sprockets and chains. Is there something I need to know here? The Kz 1000 I ride takes a 33t rear and a 15t front with the 630 chain. Is it different with the 530?

To achieve the same drive ratios, the sprocket diameters (not number of teeth) must be equivalent.
Same as would apply with a belt drive on toothless sprockets.
The conversion charts take into account the number of teeth on sprockets of equal diameter.

Here's one way to think about it:


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Your chain conversion ratio is purely mathematical. It makes no difference what chain and sprocket types you run as long as the #s are the same in ratios. This means one of a couple of things. Either the # of teeth or the diameter sizes. Think of your final ratio of always x.xx:1 no mater of size of chain. This means that if your final ratio is 3:1 this means that the rear sprocket is 3x the size the front sprocket in circumference. Since the teeth can be considered as a unit of measure than that unit of measure can be anything since it is a RATIO must remain the same to keep everything equal. So weather you keep the amount of teeth OR the diameter sizes of the sprockets the same in both front and back sprockets, the ratio will remain the same.

Meaning: Ratio 3:1
(Since the # of teeth must always be a hole # the ratio will always be to the closest whole tooth.)

530 chain rear to front sprockets, based on front sprocket size availability.
Rear:Front
39 :13
42 :14
45 :15
48 :16
51 :17
54 :18

All those are exactly equal and are also equal to the following 630 chain ratios.

630 chain ratios, based on front sprocket availability.
39 :13
42 :14
45 :15
48 :16

Notice that the #s above are the same in all but one respect; that is the 530 chain gives you a grater variety.
What must be taken into account is that no matter which you choose the smaller the sprocket, the the faster the ware on both sprocket and chain.

Now if you keep everything EXACTLY THE SAME,

Front sprocket : Rear sprocket
530=18T 54T
630=15T 45T
These #s keep the ratio the same and also the Circumference of the sprockets also the same, The 530 chain will produce a considerably smaller ware coefficient because you can consider each tooth as a contact point of chain and sprocket ( divided by Two).

The Gospel from Z1E:

630 15 tooth front becomes a 530 18 tooth sprocket.

630 35 tooth rear becomes a 530 42 tooth sprocket.

92 link rear chain becomes 110.4 links (rounded to 110).

The sprockets are the same diameter as before, just with more (but smaller) teeth.

Click > Conversion from 630 to 530

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