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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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i was taking off my front wheel [21 fxst ] and dropped the spacer ,can a spacer be put in backwords??? does the groove in the spacer suppose to face the wheel or it doesnt matter ??? thanks in advance
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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It dont matter!!
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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It dont matter!!
.......Unless you want the wheel to rotate the wrong way!!!!
Haha...just kidding. darkman is right. But if you feel the need to keep it exactly as it was, the groove side goes to the outside (fork end). I think the groove is maybe just something used to hold the spacer during manufacturing. That'd be my guess.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Good info.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Now's the time to install a chrome one - toss the ugly one and put some more bling in there!

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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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thanks i wasnt sure
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Ozzy, if you go for chrome you can get the spacers with or with out the groove!
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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hey darkman !!! just to let you know you did a great job on your bike i love it so much that i used it as a screen saver on my computer .................
 
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hey darkman !!! just to let you know you did a great job on your bike i love it so much that i used it as a screen saver on my computer .................
Yeah it's a nice bike and all but that may be taking it a bit too far...[:-]
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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LOL yeah your right !!!!!!!
 
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