{"id":2529,"date":"2026-09-06T20:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:15:04","slug":"questions-about-hub-motor-bike-conversion-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/questions-about-hub-motor-bike-conversion-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"questions about hub motor bike conversion kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a 20 inch fat snow bike with a 150mm rear dropout and a 20&#215;3.2-inch rear tire (approximately 81mm wide).<\/p>\n<p>I want to purchase your 20-inch 48V\/52V 1500W rear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafbike.com\/products\/e-bike-hub-motor\/\" target=\"_blank\">hub motor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafbike.com\/products\/diy-bike-conversion-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\">bike conversion kit<\/a>, but I need to make sure the complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafbike.com\/products\/e-bike-hub-motor\/\" target=\"_blank\">bike motor<\/a> wheel and all components will work with my bike before I order.<\/p>\n<p>Please confirm the following:<\/p>\n<p>WHEEL \/ RIM:<\/p>\n<p>Can you custom-lace the 1500W rear hub into a 20-inch fat-bike rim suitable for my 20&#215;3.2-inch tire?<br \/>\nWhat exact rim width and INTERNAL rim width would you recommend for my 20&#215;3.2 tire?<br \/>\nCan you build the wheel with 12-gauge spokes?<br \/>\nWhat spoke length would you use for the custom rim\/hub combination?<br \/>\nWhat will the finished wheel&#8217;s total width be?<\/p>\n<p>HUB \/ AXLE:<br \/>\n6. Can the hub be configured for my EXACT 150mm rear dropout spacing?<br \/>\n7. You previously told me washers\/spacers could be used to make the hub fit. Are the required washers\/spacers included with the bike conversion kit?<br \/>\n8. If they are included, what are their exact thicknesses and dimensions?<br \/>\n9. If they are not included, what exact washers\/spacers do I need to purchase?<br \/>\n10. Where do the washers\/spacers go relative to the dropouts and hub?<br \/>\n11. What is the hub axle diameter?<br \/>\n12. What are the axle-flat dimensions?<br \/>\n13. Will the axle and washers\/spacers work with two torque arms, one on each side?<\/p>\n<p>BRAKES:<br \/>\n14. Does the hub motor have a standard 6-bolt International Standard disc-brake mount?<br \/>\n15. What is the exact rotor mounting position\/offset?<br \/>\n16. Will the hub motor work with a 203mm rear disc rotor?<br \/>\n17. Will the rotor line up correctly with the rear brake caliper?<br \/>\n18. Will I need a special rotor spacer or brake-caliper adapter?<\/p>\n<p>DRIVETRAIN:<br \/>\n19. Does the hub motor use a freewheel or cassette?<br \/>\n20. What freewheel\/cassette spacing does it have?<br \/>\n21. Can I use my existing rear gears\/drive train with this hub?<br \/>\n22. Will I need any drive train spacers or adapters?<\/p>\n<p>HUB MOTOR \/ CONTROLLER:<br \/>\n23. Is the 1500W hub motor compatible with 52V?<br \/>\n24. Is the included bike motor controller compatible with 52V?<br \/>\n25. The bike motor controller is rated at 40A maximum current. Is that the actual battery current limit?<br \/>\n26. Does the kit include all of the hub motor-to-controller wiring?<br \/>\n27. Does the kit include all connectors needed to connect the bike motor, controller, LCD, throttle, PAS, and brake cutoff?<\/p>\n<p>BRAKES \/ BRAKE CUTOFF:<br \/>\n28. I use hydraulic brakes. The bike conversion kit appears to include mechanical brake levers. Can I keep my existing hydraulic brakes?<br \/>\n29. If I keep my hydraulic brakes, what brake cut off sensor should I use with your controller?<br \/>\n30. Do you sell or provide a compatible hydraulic brake cut off sensor?<\/p>\n<p>BATTERY:<br \/>\n31. I plan to use a 52V lithium battery with this controller. Is that correct?<br \/>\n32. What minimum continuous BMS current rating do you recommend for your 40A controller?<br \/>\n33. Is a battery with a 50A continuous BMS sufficient?<br \/>\n34. The lithium battery I am considering uses an XT60 discharge connector. What connector does your controller use for the battery input?<br \/>\n35. If the connectors are different, what exact adapter or connector should I use?<br \/>\n36. What wire gauge do you recommend for the battery-to-controller connection?<\/p>\n<p>FINAL FITMENT:<br \/>\n37. Can you confirm that the finished wheel will fit a fat snow bike with 150mm rear dropout spacing without spreading, bending, or modifying the frame?<br \/>\n38. Can you confirm that the finished wheel will safely fit a 20&#215;3.2 tire?<br \/>\n39. Can you provide the COMPLETE specifications of the custom wheel before I order, including hub spacing, axle diameter, axle flats, rim width\/internal width, spoke length, rotor offset, and total hub width?<\/p>\n<p>I am also planning to use two torque arms, one on each side of the rear axle.<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know exactly what I need to select when ordering and whether you can build the complete wheel to these specifications.<\/p>\n<p>I want to confirm everything before placing the order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a 20 inch fat snow bike with a 150mm rear dropout and a 20&#215;3.2-inch rear tire (approximately 81mm wide). I want to purchase your 20-inch 48V\/52V 1500W rear hub motor bike conversion kit, but I need to make &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/questions-about-hub-motor-bike-conversion-kit\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,76,13],"tags":[55,29,56],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-conversion-kit","category-bike-motor","category-hub-motor","tag-bike-conversion-kit","tag-bike-motor","tag-hub-motor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions\/2531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leafmotor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}