110mm Axle for eBMX

[arth_d]

Today i finally received my 9C motor conversion kit for my e-bmx conversion.
Much to my disappointment it has been made to fit a 135mm dropout where my bike is 110mm being a BMX.
It is to be a rear wheel setup. Are 110mm axles available for e-bmx conversion or can you use a front wheel axle to fit.
Any help will be much appreciated. Ive read that some people run without pedals but I don't want to do this.

[nechaus]

best to use a front wheel hubbie as its about the right size.

You could modify your swingarms and make that one you have now fit.

[arth_d]

Cheers. I will try a front axle first. If i cant get it workking ill just have to stretch the frame. Id rsther not but.

[Arlo1]

Or you can just grind out the drop out. Its not hard. And I trust a bigger axle DIA anyway. You should do something to clamp it to stop it from spinning.

[chilledoutuk]

Or you can just grind out the drop out. Its not hard. And I trust a bigger axle DIA anyway. You should do something to clamp it to stop it from spinning.

ERM I am pretty sure he is referring to the width of the axel being 135mm not its diameter.

[arth_d]

What is the problem is the axle is round and then turns to a treaded area that has flat sides. The treaded area fits in the dropouts but a axle is too long and the rounded area wont fit through the dropout. If I do grind out the dropout I wont be able to tighten it up because the thread begins 25mm after one side of the dropout. Unless I use like a 25mm washer to get it tight. It is made for a freewheel with gears by the look of it. As it has a non threaded area for gears to go on.
Hope this is understandable.

[gwhy!]

the way i make a rear hub into a bmx frame is to cut off the disk mount, but this may not be possible with the hub you have

edit: you also have to grind the flats right upto the bearing

[Arlo1]

Or you can just grind out the drop out. Its not hard. And I trust a bigger axle DIA anyway. You should do something to clamp it to stop it from spinning.

ERM I am pretty sure he is referring to the width of the axel being 135mm not its diameter.

Bahaa yup Man I was tired last night. But in that case we usaly open them with a Jack and bend them back strait with a cresent wrench.

[chilledoutuk]

Or you can just grind out the drop out. Its not hard. And I trust a bigger axle DIA anyway. You should do something to clamp it to stop it from spinning.

ERM I am pretty sure he is referring to the width of the axel being 135mm not its diameter.

Bahaa yup Man I was tired last night. But in that case we usaly open them with a Jack and bend them back strait with a cresent wrench.

I was thinking the same with a steel frame you should be able to open the dropouts but 35mm it quite a ways to spread the little drop-outs.

An alternative would be to use a small mountain bike frame with bmx wheels and handlebars.

[dogman]

A good approach might be to do both. Bend the frame a little, grind on the axle a bit, and make it work with a 120mm axle width and still fit a single speed sprocket and keep the chain on the bike.

Steel bike, don't bend an aluminum one much.

[arth_d]

Thats good thinking. 7.5mm off each side and 10mm frame stretch. Sounds good to me.

[arth_d]

I just ended up bending the frame to 135mm with a jack. Worked a treat probably needed to be that far anyway for the disc brake to fit. Makes it by a few mm maybe 5-6.