I see that lifters are considered a maintenance item, being at 30,000 miles now I'd like to replace mine given that stock lifters have had issues. I have a '14 Limited (103 wet head).

What are considered the go-to stock replacement lifters for these engines? I like the stock cams just fine.
Also, are there lifter cuff issues, or anything else I should replace while I'm in the cam chest?

Thanks!

 

Your bike doesn't use a lifter cuff. That's m8's.

Go to for lifters is like oil. Guys will have their favorites. Don't replace them with stock ones. I like s&s or hylift johnson. Some guys like fueling or woods. Stick with a good brand

 

I have a brand new set of Screamin Eagle high capacity lifters coming in as part of the kit I ordered that I won't be using (already running S&S) as well as a set of SE-259 cams (already running S&S 585). If interested shoot me a PM, I'm sure we can make a deal!

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/e...0ci/p/92500038

 

Where is it stated that lifters are a "maintenance item"?

 

They are. It's common sense

 

On the many posts on this and other forums where lifters have failed, especially TC and M8 type OEM lifters.

Certainly they don`t all fail, but I take no chances.

My M8 just went out of warranty, the Johnson Hy Lyft parts are in my workbench...

Even on EVO engines the consensus was 40K for lifters.

 

Deleted, carry on

 

I swapped out a set of woods prowler lifters after ~5000k miles due to one of more being noisy. they were fine until then. installed the Johnson hylift and no more noise and its been over 8k miles and they been quiet as church mouse.

 

While you're there inner cam bearings, replace with koyo full complement bearings. Like spygoat said...stick with a name brand and get them from a trusted source...some counterfeiting happening online.