Breakout front wheel on wide glide

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May 11, 2013 | 05:46 AM

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The Breakout looks like it has the width of a Wide Glide, you could make a caliper out of cardboard to measure the inner forks where the axle spacers mate to the sliders, and measure it at your local dealer.

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Here's a couple of before and after photos, (06 and up) Mid Glide/Wide Glide. Last photo below, left to right, Wide Glide, Narrow Glide, Mid Glide (06 and up Dyna's).

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Jun 7, 2013 | 06:36 PM

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you get any info pass it along. interested in just the front rim and keeping my switchblade rear rim. front rim looks great. probably 4-500 cheaper than aftermarket rim too

I got the part number from Harley for the 21x3.5 Gasser wheel (#43300210). I have found it online for $394 without shipping. Now just need to find out what else would be needed to make it fit; specifically spacers, centering the wheel, and if there will be any problems with the brake lining up. When I look up the wheel kit (#42400008 includes, the bearings, crush tubes, etc) from Harley it shows that it works for the 08+ Sportsters and Rocker C. I assume this only tells us the distance between the bearings, and not overall hub width.

Jun 7, 2013 | 06:39 PM

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I posted something similar in the softail forum. Hopefully someone will answer. If not, when a dealer near me gets another breakout in stock I will take some calipers with me and takes some measurements.

Jun 7, 2013 | 07:02 PM

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even if its not a direct bolt on it can be made to work...

Jun 8, 2013 | 02:05 PM

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even if its not a direct bolt on it can be made to work...

I agree. I just don't want to take this task on if it takes a ton of work. If I need to get spacers made that isn't too much of a problem. I just want to make sure I can get it centered and have the brakes bolt up. I don't really want to offset the brake caliper to get the wheel centered.

I am hoping that Ronnies Harley gets the 2013 fiche up on their site. Then I can at least try and cross reference parts. The forks and triple trees look like Vrod pieces, but who knows. When I called a few nearby dealers nobody had a breakout on the floor. One dealer basically said that it is going to take a ton of custom fabrication (which I doubt).

Jun 8, 2013 | 06:21 PM

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i got crossbones wheels on mine .I did have to space the front caliper over 1/4 of an inch to keep the wheel centered

Jun 10, 2013 | 10:01 PM

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So I want to pull the plug on the breakout front wheel. A member from the softail forum took some measurements with a tape measure and everything is pretty close. Just not sure what to do bearing, crush tube and rotor wise. I figure that I MAY need custom spacers anyway.

I THINK my wide glide front end is from an 06, but I am not sure since it came on my street bob when I bought it. If it is an 06-07 it is the 1" axle and bearings, while 08-up is 25mm (like the Breakout).