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Old 03-08-2015, 05:30 PM
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Installing 14" wild 1 chubbys on my 2007 street glide. Can I reuse my stock bushings or do I need poly bushings? Thanks
 
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Don't cheese out now go the poly with tall bars or you'll be doing them later anyway.
 
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Don't cheese out now go the poly with tall bars or you'll be doing them later anyway.
But they are on back order and I'm impatient 😩
 
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Any local indy shop can get you a set they ain't a dealer exclusive I was using them long before the twinkies were invented .
 
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Originally Posted by DarleyHavidson
But they are on back order and I'm impatient 😩
You live in New Hampshire for God's sake. May take what, 10 days to get them in??? Just do it and you will never know how thankful you should be. Stock bushings suck if you plan on keeping the bike.
 
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Old 03-08-2015, 06:14 PM
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OP try Amazon or J&P cycles online and they are not model specific.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ng+for+harleys
 
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With the 14in bars put the poly's in. You'll be glad you did. I put them in on all bar swaps
 
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Another vote for poly, I use them and they work great on my 16's.
 
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Agreed, at the minimum go with the poly bushings, you could also use solid bushings, I always change out the bushings to solids and if there's any added vibrations I'm sure not noticing it
 
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Changed to the poly on mine when I did 10in bagger apes. Would be lying is I told you I noticed a difference.
 


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