FXST to Fatboy front end questions??
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I just did this swap on my '04 FXSTI...I had been running those POS 58mm inverted fat ultimas until they started busting seals on the regular. and I wanted to go and make mine a bagger/so cal looking bastardization.
I found a complete '99 FB front end with headlight...used my 2000-up brake caliper with the adapter I had from Demon's cycle (yeah I know). Only problems I ran into were spacing front wheel center..so I used stacks of washers until I got it centered. Front fender looks off but that's cuz I reused it after I laid her down a few yrs ago. Looking to put on heritage/deluxe fender when I change the wheels. Other than that she tracks straight and true...
I found a complete '99 FB front end with headlight...used my 2000-up brake caliper with the adapter I had from Demon's cycle (yeah I know). Only problems I ran into were spacing front wheel center..so I used stacks of washers until I got it centered. Front fender looks off but that's cuz I reused it after I laid her down a few yrs ago. Looking to put on heritage/deluxe fender when I change the wheels. Other than that she tracks straight and true...
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Got any pics? What size tire you have on there now? Are you still using the washers as spacers?
I just did this swap on my '04 FXSTI...I had been running those POS 58mm inverted fat ultimas until they started busting seals on the regular. and I wanted to go and make mine a bagger/so cal looking bastardization.
I found a complete '99 FB front end with headlight...used my 2000-up brake caliper with the adapter I had from Demon's cycle (yeah I know). Only problems I ran into were spacing front wheel center..so I used stacks of washers until I got it centered. Front fender looks off but that's cuz I reused it after I laid her down a few yrs ago. Looking to put on heritage/deluxe fender when I change the wheels. Other than that she tracks straight and true...
I found a complete '99 FB front end with headlight...used my 2000-up brake caliper with the adapter I had from Demon's cycle (yeah I know). Only problems I ran into were spacing front wheel center..so I used stacks of washers until I got it centered. Front fender looks off but that's cuz I reused it after I laid her down a few yrs ago. Looking to put on heritage/deluxe fender when I change the wheels. Other than that she tracks straight and true...
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Sorry just caught this thread again...yes I am using the washers still. But I am having spacers machined and will worry about them when I change the wheels on next tire change( I bought tires just before I did the front end swap). the bike tracks straight no problems with wheel being centered. For now I am running a 21" x 2.15...when I change wheels and fender out I will go up to 21"x3.50...which I think is a 120/70.
Last edited by Knuckles73; 12-29-2013 at 10:28 AM.
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Just finished a Fatboy front end swap on my 06 FXSTi. I'm runninga fatboy 16" front wheel and tire. Here is what I found. Purchased Fatboysliders, upper and lower triple trees, tins, a Headwinds 150Za Headlight Mount,stock 06 left front wheel spacers (the right was same part number as my stockFXSTi), a Motorway Engineering Co 16" Front Fender For 41mm FLST Stylelegs and a Softail Service manual. I used progressive's 2 inch drop kit tocompensate for my upper fork tubes being 2 inches longer. Pretty straight forward swap. Only issue Ihave at this moment is my front steering is not tracking centered. Handlebarsare turned slightly right to run straight. I either have the forks in a bind orthe rear and front need to be aligned to each other due to an bigger offsetused on Fatboys vs FXSTi’s. Any thoughts from the members on this?
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