- Belt to Chain conversion kit for 1995-2003 Harley 883 Sportsters
- Top-quality Grade 8 mounting bolts & heavy duty washers included
- Includes stainless steel locking tab washer to ensure sprocket hardware stays tight
- This kit maintains an accurate stock gearing ratio
- Lowbrow Customs designed, road-tested and approved!
Ditch that belt and go with a traditional 530 rear drive chain setup! We designed these chain conversion kits back in 2011. They are heavily road-tested and built to last.
This chain conversion kit keeps the same gearing ratio as your stock drive belt setup. Remove the stock pulleys and simply install the front sprocket, the spacer (supplied as needed with certain kits) and rear sprocket with the included hardware and stainless steel locking tab washer. In addition to installing the hardware properly with clean hardware, red Loctite and proper hardware torquing, this locking tab washer physically stops bolts from being able to loosen. The mounting hardware is top-quality Grade 8, zinc-plated, and includes super heavy duty 1/8 inch thick washers (also Grade 8). The locking tab washer is stainless steel. 530 drive chain not included, supply your own or choose one from the 530 Drive Chains here at Lowbrow and we will send it on the way.
This kit is designed to match stock gearing for 1995-2003 883 Sportsters. The countershaft (front) sprocket is 22 teeth, and the rear sprocket is 48 teeth, for a 2.18:1 gearing ratio. This means that the countershaft sprocket rotates 2.18 times to spin the rear sprocket one full revolution. The less times the countershaft sprocket has to rotate, the taller the gearing, meaning less power off the line but better high-speed cruising. The 1995-1999 rear sprocket has a 1.985 inch diameter center hole and the 2000-2003 rear sprocket has a 2.214 inch diameter hole to properly fit the stock 1200 Sportster rear wheel.
NOTES: These are made for use in a stock Sportster frame or a frame or hardtail which uses stock spacing (such as hardtails which use the stock rear wheel assembly, brake, and axle spacers). If the frame you are using is a different axle plate spacing (width) or you are using a non-stock wheel this may affect the rear sprocket alignment. This is for use with a stock width wheel, and is not for a wide tire conversion. Because of tight clearance when using stock muffler mount or stock passenger peg mounts do not use an O-ring chain because the additional width may cause chain to wear at these components on deceleration.
