Difference between 98 and 99 softails
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Difference between 98 and 99 softails
Doing some changes over the winter to my 98 softail, I noticed some parts like fenders will say for a 99. What is the difference between the 2 years? Is the frame different or maybe the rear tire size? Thanks
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No. They are identical..... The only differences would be the domestic frame US, vs. international frame. Atleast it is with the fatboy model....
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I was wondering about this too....I have a 99 Fatboy an the only repair manual I could find was for softails to 98.....I got a digital download of it until I can find a hard copy of the 99 manual. Any insight into this would be a big help.
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Get a parts manual while you are at it.
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Forgive me I was wrong the TC motors came in 2000. I thought baggers and Dynas got them in 98 and Softails in 99. Wrong after research. So if I was you I would go on an online parts catalog and do some sparing of part numbers.
Last edited by 92Fatty; Dec 14, 2015 at 09:25 PM. Reason: crappy typer
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The frame was changed for the TC in 2000. It simply didn't fit. That was the reason why the Softail was a year late getting the new engine. But it was a very slight change of what I understand. One of the tubes had to be flattened slightly.
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