10t idler sprocket vs plastic roller bushing

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obadboystanley

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Ive heard the plastic roller bushing that comes with the china kits is real noisy.
would that also be the case if you swap it out for a idler 10t sprocket?
 

PAracer

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The sprocket should be quieter.

The noise is caused by the lobes of the chain hitting the idler wheel. Each link of the chain thumps on the idler.

A sprocket idler doesn't do that since the contact is more smooth with the rollers on the chain.