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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 06:44 AM
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I had an idea..Is it possible to put a wideglide front in on my bike and keep my stock wheels? What All would I need to convert it?
 
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I had an idea..Is it possible to put a wideglide front in on my bike and keep my stock wheels? What All would I need to convert it?
I don't see why not.
At a guess all you would need is more spacers for the wheel and some spacers and bolts for the fender. Maybe a longer axle as well.

IMO a narrow glide wheel will look kinda funny on a wide glide front end but that is just an opinion.

Your gonna have to do something so that the brake rotors ride in the calipers correctly too.
 
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Yes it can be done new triple trees & spacers for the axel & axel spanner did his not long ago, Mid- USA has the spacers , have the hd pt number & they have the lenth
 
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Joe check out the dynas with the FL front ends. They look really nice. Might not be the look your going for but I stumbled across them on here and would do it in a second if I could get my hands on a front end.
 
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Complete kits, black or chrome
http://vulcanworks.net/39mm-Wide-Gli...ack-p-418.html
 
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Originally Posted by cowboy 51
Yes it can be done new triple trees & spacers for the axel & axel spanner did his not long ago, Mid- USA has the spacers , have the hd pt number & they have the lenth
Spanners didn't keep the narrow front wheel.
He went with the 16" wheel.
 
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Hell yeah! It's going to happen! Thanks for the info!
 
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Originally Posted by texashillcountry
Spanners didn't keep the narrow front wheel.
He went with the 16" wheel.

You can keep the narrow wheel, the Vulcan kit comes with wheel and fender spacers and is very well made.
 
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Joe if you end up getting new wheels PM me I'll buy your front rotors off you.
 
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