XT Outer Chainring On Deore Cranks

jedi_master
jedi_master Posts: 888
edited August 2011 in MTB buying advice
Pretty sure it will but I thought I would ask first just to be on the safe side. Will an XT M770 outer chainring fit ok on a set of Deore M532 cranks? BCD is the same, shifting pins in the same place and the ring looks the same shape to fit the cranks, although Shimanos site states for the XT M770 "Thicker and stiffer 44T ring " whether that makes a difference or not. I ask as every so often I have seen XT outer chainrings on ebay, brand new and unused going for cheaper than what it would cost to buy a Deore outer ring. If so when it is time for my brother to replace the outer I will have a butchers on ebay first.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    yes, but you may need to apply a file.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • jedi_master
    jedi_master Posts: 888
    Nice one cheers.

    If I have to apply a file, where abouts we talking?
  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    The shoulders. BUT a M770 Outer ring IIRC is around £50 alone new - those cranks are barely more for the lot.
  • jedi_master
    jedi_master Posts: 888
    The shoulders, that's not a problem then. Cheers.

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