HELP! FXDF front wheel spacers
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Tourer
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HELP! FXDF front wheel spacers
Started wide glide conversion on my Street Bob today. Installed the FXDF black trees, and attempted to install the FXDF front wheel, but the spacers that came with the wheel install kit are not correct. The installation kit assumes that you already have the FXDF wheel spacers. Does anyone know the exact measurements of the wheel spacers? My local HD dealers have none in stock, so I want to have a set cut by a machine shop. Not concerned about the center bore, but the width of the spacers. Any help appreciated.
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Tourer
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From: Stafford VA
By the time you find the right size and have them cnc'd you could have ordered from the dealer. On the other hand.. no I don't know the dimensions for them. Are you using fxdf sliders or fxdb sliders?
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Started wide glide conversion on my Street Bob today. Installed the FXDF black trees, and attempted to install the FXDF front wheel, but the spacers that came with the wheel install kit are not correct. The installation kit assumes that you already have the FXDF wheel spacers. Does anyone know the exact measurements of the wheel spacers? My local HD dealers have none in stock, so I want to have a set cut by a machine shop. Not concerned about the center bore, but the width of the spacers. Any help appreciated.
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From: Alberta, Canada
Put your wheel back on the bike including the caliper, but exclude any spacers (assuming you have the axle sleeve and bearings in place). Snug everything up, you do not have to torque it. Make sure correct placement of hole in axle to front fork positioning is correct.
Take a caliper and measure both sides (there is a lip on the axle on the same side as the aligning hole that the bearing butts up to). HD sells them in thousands of inches. So if you need a 3/4" spacer they will order you a 0.750. Also you will have to match ID to axle. (3/4", 1", 25mm)
Take a caliper and measure both sides (there is a lip on the axle on the same side as the aligning hole that the bearing butts up to). HD sells them in thousands of inches. So if you need a 3/4" spacer they will order you a 0.750. Also you will have to match ID to axle. (3/4", 1", 25mm)
Tourer
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From: Seattle (Alki)
Yeah, it's almost impossible to get a caliper in there. We got close with the spacer on one side and started milling them downhill they were right on mine.
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Devil's Advocate
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I had no issues getting a caliper in mine. No pi$$ing around, got the right spacers the first time.
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Guys....thanks for all of the replies, learned a lot! I was able to get my hands on a set at a regional HD dealer......I called my local HD dealer and they didnt have them, asked if anyone else in the state had them and was told NO, none in state, only shipping from PA.....I looked up the part numbers on Ronnie's HD site last night and called around this morning....sure enough, first call found them. Sucks that the HD dealers in NJ dont get along and try to cut each other's throats for 12 bucks or are too lazy to help a customer in need of a cheap OEM part....thanks again for the effort to help me....
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FXDF/wide glide tree conversion complete, FXDF front wheel installed, low wide bars installed (removed ape hangers)....Pics coming as soon as wiring is completed and the rain stops......