Help! Chain rubbing on tire

I just finished installing new tires (Bridgestone Battlax 160/60-17, 110/70-17) and a new chain (530 x-ring) on my '84 VF500. The previous owner did the CBR600 wheel mod and before was using Metzeler tires. The chain is now rubbing against the tire as there doesn't seem to be enough clearance.

From left to right on the axle: swingarm, chain adjuster, 10mm spacer, dust seal, vf500 cush-drive, 4.5" wide wheel, 10mm spacer, caliper hanger, 16mm spacer, chain adjuster, swingarm.

 

Is the tyre square in the swingarm? From your first pic the chain looks too long or shot judging by the amount the adjuster is screwed in.

 

The chain is definitely too long. New master link is on the way so I can go about shortening it. Weird b/c I used the same number of links on this new chain as the old one.

I completely loosened the adjusters so I could move the tire around in the swingarm. It seems that no matter how I move it, there's no way to get it away from the chain w/o the tire touching the swingarm.

 

Something is not right.
Not only is the tyre too close to the chain, it also looks too close to the swingarm on the same side.
Are your spacers correct? 16mm spacer in the right place?

 

Agreed.
From left to right the spacers are 10mm, 10mm, 16mm. The middle 10mm spacer (between the brake rotors and caliper mount) must be as is, otherwise the caliper mount will not fit. That only leaves switching the outer 10mm & 16mm spacers. I tried this this, and putting the 16mm on the left does not work.

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That's the direction I've been leaning. I knew the wheels had been swapped, but figured I could work with it and just put new tires on. I think the 160 Metzelers the prev. owner put on were *barely* clearing, but these just won't. Yeah the stock rear is 110, front is 100.

I was looking into getting a smaller rear tire, but after measuring the rim width it's actually 5.5" (and 17" diameter). Would this even be possible?

In the meantime, I went ahead and ordered a set of stock wheels+tires. This is my first bike and I figure I should keep it simple. Still interested in trying to figure this out though if I don't sell the wheels.

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I am starting a go fund me page for you, please use the funds to purchase soap of some kind and apply it to said motorcycle.

 

So it turned out the wheel and tires were just flat out too big for this bike as suggested. I would up ordering the stock wheels and tires and things are much smoother now. If anyone is looking to buy some unused Bridgestone Battlax 160/60ZR and 110/70 tires or 17" CBR wheels lemme know.

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