Wider tire or wider front wheel for Wide Glide??
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03-17-2018, 11:38 PM
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I bent my rim on my 2016 in 1000 miles! Bought a set of takeoffs from another 2017. I had my hub from the bent 21 re-laced on to the spare 17" rear. My only problem now is finding a front tire to fit the 4.5" rim. I'm going to have to go fenderless for now. I'm hoping for either a 150 or 160 mm. I want street tread, not sport pattern. The tread patterns I like don't offer a 17" in my width. Work in progress!
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03-18-2018, 12:39 AM
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03-18-2018, 07:05 AM
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I bent my rim on my 2016 in 1000 miles! Bought a set of takeoffs from another 2017. I had my hub from the bent 21 re-laced on to the spare 17" rear. My only problem now is finding a front tire to fit the 4.5" rim. I'm going to have to go fenderless for now. I'm hoping for either a 150 or 160 mm. I want street tread, not sport pattern. The tread patterns I like don't offer a 17" in my width. Work in progress!
https://www.blogotive.com/wp-content...Tires-Size.pdf
metzler, avon, and few others make monkey sized front tires or do what Multihdrdr says and reverse the tread on a rear tire.
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Came across your post here and wanted to see if when you changed to the 3.5 front wheel if you had to change fender as well? Any issues with braking? I have 02 Dyna and interested in going same route.
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11-02-2020, 08:38 PM
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97 WG...and changed F fender with the 3.5" front. No issues braking, but had previously changed to a 4 piston F caliper.
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