9 speed rear mech onto an 8 speed etc?
lexinoo
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At the moment i am trying to fix up my old 8 speed specialized hardrock to use in the mud.I have a few daft questions.
Will the 9 speed shimano deore rear mech off my giant trance work on it or do i need an 8 speed specific rear mech?, it has a shimano 8 speed shifter.If so -
Can i replace the deore off the giant with something like a sram x7/9 using the deore shifter or would i need to buy a sram shifter as well?
I also need a new rear cassette on the spesh.Is the cassette lockring removal tool the same for shimano and sram cassettes ?Can you reccomend me a decent cheap 8 speed cassette?
Any help appreciated.Thanks.
Will the 9 speed shimano deore rear mech off my giant trance work on it or do i need an 8 speed specific rear mech?, it has a shimano 8 speed shifter.If so -
Can i replace the deore off the giant with something like a sram x7/9 using the deore shifter or would i need to buy a sram shifter as well?
I also need a new rear cassette on the spesh.Is the cassette lockring removal tool the same for shimano and sram cassettes ?Can you reccomend me a decent cheap 8 speed cassette?
Any help appreciated.Thanks.
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9, 8 and 7 speed mechs work with 9, 8 and 7 rear cogs. Even less.
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The shifter speed MUST match the number of cogs. SRAM numbered shifters do not work with Shimano rear derailers. ie X7 will not work with Deore.0 -
Yes the lockring tool is the same for shimano and sram.
As for an 8 speed casstte i'd go to CRC or merlin and see what they have I imagine both of them wold probbly have some OEM stuff lying around.0 -
Thanks for the replies.0
