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Going to look into doing this on my 98 Heritage this winter, hopefully I can find a cheap stock 4 piston caliper on marketplace and then it looks like just the adapter bracket and pads are needed.
Will need to look into then the brake line ends changed, just put on a new magnum line in the front with my bar install. This line is 7/16 on master side and 3/8 on caliper side.
If I understood what you were saying/asking? ... it does use the same 3/8" on the "cheap stock 4 piston caliper" also
A careful look above should reveal that I was not implying anything unkind about Timken tapered bearings, which obviously have done a fine job for Harley for many decades and are extremely robust. All I am saying, is that for bikes that pound out the miles, these sealed Timkens sitting on my dining room table suit my preference. No servicing needed. If ever they start to feel rough during tire swap, I will replace them. In my case, this may never happen because I have a large stable - annual mileage is spread across 10 plated bikes and 2 dirtbikes. I will probably give up the ghost before the sealed Timkens do.
That aside, I don't know what's blowing your mind here, as sealed bearings have been the norm in the industry for a long time.
That isn't a sealed bearing, it's a shielded bearing, designed to catch whatever fluid gets near it and keep it near the bearing surface. Sealed bearings have rubber seals and no way for fluids to get into or out of the bearing....good luck using shielded bearings if it ever rains, or you ever wash the bike....
OK so I obviously did not research enough I need 11.8 inch rotors are there any HD rotors that will fit my 1989 FLHTC?
The swept area on the pads does not match up to my existing rotors.
The brakes have an -08 part number
Sorry for wasting anyone's time if this is already documented up thread.
If not I have a never used set of HD calipers for sale at a good price.
I should just stay with my GMA 4 pot calipers they stop as good as my stock brakes with ferodo pads.
TIA.Chris
+ tapered roller bearings for FWIW close to 100K miles on the second set.
Last edited by chrisflhtc; Aug 16, 2024 at 12:40 PM.
OK so I obviously did not research enough I need 11.8 inch rotors are there any HD rotors that will fit my 1989 FLHTC?
The swept area on the pads does not match up to my existing rotors.
The brakes have an -08 part number
Sorry for wasting anyone's time if this is already documented up thread.
If not I have a never used set of HD calipers for sale at a good price.
I should just stay with my GMA 4 pot calipers they stop as good as my stock brakes with ferodo pads.
TIA.Chris
+ tapered roller bearings for FWIW close to 100K miles on the second set.
Go aftermarket, my Fakebob had "Braking" rotors (fully floating) and my Shovel has FLT Rotors but I haven't measured them.
I know I am asking a lot of questions however I see some calipers fit from 84-99 What if any stock HD 4 pot calipers will fit my 89 lower legs without an adapter?
TIA
Chris
I know I am asking a lot of questions however I see some calipers fit from 84-99 What if any stock HD 4 pot calipers will fit my 89 lower legs without an adapter?
TIA
Chris
The guys that have done the factory 4 piston swap (adapter/forkleg) is the extra braking force worth the effort?
I know it wont match the dual brembos I had on my roadking but id hate to make the effort and find the difference barley noticeable.
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