{"id":1284,"date":"2025-03-13T03:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:08:15","slug":"i-would-like-to-order-a-rear-48v-1500w-hub-motor-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/i-would-like-to-order-a-rear-48v-1500w-hub-motor-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"I would like to order a rear 48v 1500w hub motor wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really like (love) your hub motors (they perform really well and last a long time) and now I have the time to get the one I always needed.
\nAnd here is a very similar bike which also has a 1000W option rear hub motor<\/strong><\/a> this one has multiple speeds, most probably 7.
\nI have asked the rear dropout widths. Will get back to you as soon as I know. And I have a steel frame with a 145mm dropout now which I can widen. I do not 100% understand the trade offs that you are referring to when you say that the rim doesn’t matter, it is the 3 inch tire that is the issue for this hub motor as the same electric bike motor<\/strong><\/a> would also go into a wider dropout fat bike which also has an even wider tire – 4 inches. I need more details to understand it more clearly.
\nAnd there are other options at the front end of the chain where we can move the chain out a bit: <\/p>\n

1. the little chain guide can help – this is mounted to the seat tube to push out the chain from the frame and tire
\n2. move bottom bracket out to the right
\n3. or get a bottom bracket with a longer spindle
\n4. or add spacers between the crank and chaining<\/p>\n

What hub motor do you use for your 2000w and higher power fat bike applications? What would I need to change to make any motor work?<\/p>\n

I see that the 2000w electric bike motor is 74mm wide which is only 4 mm wider than the 1500w hub motor. I have attached some new pics of my bike from different angles so that you can see how much clearance I have and if I just go with a single speed setup, I will have enough clearance for the chain but in case I need to get additional clearance, I do have some options mentioned previously. So my question now is would a wider or higher power motor work better? I see that the 1500w motor works with dropouts of between 135 and 155mm. And then the 2000w one begins at 170mm. I can widen my dropout and since I won’t be needing the space of a 7 speed cassette, I should be able to have the chain clearance I need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I really like (love) your hub motors (they perform really well and last a long time) and now I have the time to get the one I always needed. And here is a very similar bike which also has a …<\/p>\n

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