Haha, when I said expert I was referring to changes made to the rake and trail. I was thinking by reducing the rake it would lift the front end but going with a 19 rim and time it would lower it. But as ynots said the 19 and 21 are the same height once they have rubber on them.

I wonder how much it would raise the front end if I went with fat bob trees? That could also help with the lean angle when combined with 13" rear shocks.

 

I wonder if a stock rim and tire off another dyna would fit without modifying the forks.
I just saw a street bob rim and tire in the classifieds...

 

Thanks SLV. Maybe I'll give them a call and bounce some ideas off of them. I might have to find a decent rake and trail calculator and play around with some different values.

 

The FB trees will reduce rake as you described, but don't forget that your tubes are longer than the FB, so they will raise the front.

 

I don't know if you're already running the rear shocks at the stiffest preload, but you can get a little more ride height and cornering clearance that way. Same thing in the front by adding a shim on top of the stock spring. Or you can make the forks so they won't compress as much in a turn by adding more oil (decreased air volume, internal air pressure rises faster as the forks are compressed).
Sounds like you're willing to spend a lot more money though.

 

Yeah, that's what I was saying a few post up. Any idea how much it would raise it. Raising the bike would help the lean angle but if its going to look like a monster truck and raise the center of gravity a ton it might not be worth it.

Yeah I already have the rears set on the stiffest setting and that did help some. I didn't shim the front though. As far as spending a lot of money, I'd rather not if I can help it so I could spend money elsewhere but If my choice is engine performance upgrades or suspension and tire upgrades I'll choose suspension and tires first every time. I'm getting a lot of good ideas in this thread though so big thanks to all of you.

I just need to sit down, figure out a plan and execute it. In the mean time I have a lot of reading to do, haha.

 

I can't help but think that there's no way to go from a 21" wheel to a 19" wheel up front without lowering the front end at all... Unless of course you get a tire with an additional inch of sidewall all the way around to make up for the full 2" diameter loss... And if you went that route, I feel like it would look weird on a WG wouldn't it?

 

My thought originally was that by bringing the forks in it would raise the bike so going with a 19 would cancel out that change. I think ynots said that the diameter is the same on the superglide's 19 as the wide glides 21. Im assuming side wall difference.

 

I had the same concern with my Low Rider about scraping on every corner. Buy a pair of decent 13" rear shocks and stiffen up the front with different springs. These two things make a world of difference in improving lean angle for $600 investment.

 

13" shocks are definitely on my list of to do items. 12.5" at least but more than likely 13". I just need to find out how much the fat bob trees are going to raise the front.