bigger front tire
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I have a 80 wide glide. I am not a big fan of the skinny front wheel/tire. I want to run something bigger on the front. Would kind of like to run the same size on the front thats on the back. Can I buy a rear spoke wheel/tire from another FX and fit it to the front of my bike?
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Yes you can however there will be some issues with the spacers and the front brake.In fact the front brake set-up may be more of a hassel then what it is worth.
Check for the right 16 inch wheel that will require a minimal amount of work such as one from a dual disc set-up if that is what you already have on the lower legs.
Check for the right 16 inch wheel that will require a minimal amount of work such as one from a dual disc set-up if that is what you already have on the lower legs.
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You can do it with a few changes. I mounted a 73 and later rear hub to the front of a 80 wide glide. You have to get different discs, the holes in the rear hub are larger than on the FXWG front. I used the discs off a 1980 FLT. The fit tight to the center of the hub, the FXWG discs has a larger center hole. You will have to locate a set of 3/8 countersunk allen screws to bolt it together (Don't use cheap hardware bolts). You will also need the thin disc spacers to center the disc in the caliper.
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You can do it with a few changes. I mounted a 73 and later rear hub to the front of a 80 wide glide. You have to get different discs, the holes in the rear hub are larger than on the FXWG front. I used the discs off a 1980 FLT. The fit tight to the center of the hub, the FXWG discs has a larger center hole. You will have to locate a set of 3/8 countersunk allen screws to bolt it together (Don't use cheap hardware bolts). You will also need the thin disc spacers to center the disc in the caliper.
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Yes the 1980 FLT had dual 10 inch discs. The spacer is part number 41814-76, you may already have them behind your discs. Here is a picture of the rear hub mounted on the front. You can see the spacers behind the disc. I turned down the axle to give me clearance to run a front wheel speedo. If you are running a transmission drive speedo, the spacers you have will work with the rear hub. The discs are beat up because I took this after I got run over by a truck.
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Yes the 1980 FLT had dual 10 inch discs. The spacer is part number 41814-76, you may already have them behind your discs. Here is a picture of the rear hub mounted on the front. You can see the spacers behind the disc. I turned down the axle to give me clearance to run a front wheel speedo. If you are running a transmission drive speedo, the spacers you have will work with the rear hub. The discs are beat up because I took this after I got run over by a truck.
I would need.....
A rear wheel from an fx.....73-84 correct?
The disc setup from an 80FLT.....is that the only year I can use? My wide glides dual disc setup is different from the 80FLT right just making sure?
I am going to keep the trans speedo setup so I do not need to turn down the axle. And that should also mean that I don't need a spacers......I checked my wide glide front and there was no spacers.
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Thanks for the picture, Let me see if I got all this straight.
I would need.....
A rear wheel from an fx.....73-84 correct?
The disc setup from an 80FLT.....is that the only year I can use? My wide glides dual disc setup is different from the 80FLT right just making sure?
I am going to keep the trans speedo setup so I do not need to turn down the axle. And that should also mean that I don't need a spacers......I checked my wide glide front and there was no spacers.
I would need.....
A rear wheel from an fx.....73-84 correct?
The disc setup from an 80FLT.....is that the only year I can use? My wide glides dual disc setup is different from the 80FLT right just making sure?
I am going to keep the trans speedo setup so I do not need to turn down the axle. And that should also mean that I don't need a spacers......I checked my wide glide front and there was no spacers.
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I used a 16" front from a pre-2000 fatboy, the discs bolted right up. Had to manufacture a couple spacers to get the spacing right, but it worked well with the stock rotors and calipers.