Good Quality 8 Rib Belt needed. Any suggestions!
01-28-2012, 01:13 AM
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Good Quality 8 Rib Belt needed. Any suggestions! What is a good quality 8 rib belt that I can run with my F1A and Aster bracket. I hear Dayco's are junk! And thats what I have right now.
01-28-2012, 08:20 AM
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The best belt I've found and use now is the Gates HD belts. Take any of their part#'s and add HD after it with no spaces and that will be the part#. One problem is that they don't make HD versions of every belt though. They are Kevlar reinforced and don't have issues with stretching after an initial break-in time. Gates makes NAPA belts. If you need help determining a part number, give me your existing brand and part number and effective length if you know it and I'll try to help. Just send me a PM because I'm sure I'll forget to check back in here.
For the record, one other trick I use to get the belt length I need is to get one with more ribs and cut it down. Gates makes a 12-rib 52.5" belt but only a 53.5" in 10 ribs. I cut my belts down from the 12 ribs.
For the record, one other trick I use to get the belt length I need is to get one with more ribs and cut it down. Gates makes a 12-rib 52.5" belt but only a 53.5" in 10 ribs. I cut my belts down from the 12 ribs.
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01-29-2012, 12:29 AM
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The slickest belts are the Goodyears-they stretch but there sticky. I've had alot of success with the regular Napa's or the Gates Micro V AT-which is the Napa.
I get my pullies made in a certain way where they stretch the belt and really dig in when tightened as well.
I get my pullies made in a certain way where they stretch the belt and really dig in when tightened as well.
