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What size belt do I need??!!

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Brett88lx

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I'm ready to start my car today(finally) but I don't know what size belt I need because I took out my air compressor.

My 88lx never had A/C so you can count that out. So please, if anyone can tell me what size belt I need for an 88lx w/ powersteering on top, and NO air compressor and NO A/C I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Oh yeah, I don't know if this matters but I have underdrive pulleys.
 
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the way i've been told is take a piece of string and wrap it around the pulleys the way a belt would run. Pull it tight and then use the length of the rope.
 

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That's the way you do it alight. When measuring around just the pullies with nor belt, you might want to add an inch to the overall length. Most belt lengths are measured around the outside of the belt itself.
 

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Thanks guys.
 
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