I think that is on the tight for my for my OCD, I went with a 1/4” bigger belt, 1st pic is where I was before the instal, 2nd pic after the install and before installing next size up bigger belt.
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What part number gates belt did you go with?
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With the 1/4” bigger belt i lucked out, it put me right in the middle.