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Old 02-09-2009, 12:19 PM
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My buddy has 03 Softail Standard Anniv. Bike has 150 X 16 rear tire. Has anyone tried to stuff a 180 under the fender mounted on the stock rim? His budget won't allow the purchase of fat tire kit Thanks, Rudy T.
 
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It is unlikely it will fit. If it even fits under the fender it will rub the edges of the fender, and the wiring underneath. Never heard of this working without a lot of changes...
 
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It takes a narrow pulley, different spacers, duece wheel and a bit of creativity with a dremel tool or grinder.

There is a thread somewhere here I read.....

Oddly when I look at my 150 shod slammed 05' Night Train I actually prefer the lines of the narrower fender.

For some reason the later 200MM bikes strike me as being cartoonish or almost Suzuki M109R-Ish.

Then again everyone seems smitten with big fat *** rear tirers and fenders so I must be a retard!!!
 
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not only do you have to worry about the fender but you have to worry about the tire rubbing on the pulley.
 
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160 as big as you can go. Any more start choppin
 
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I think Lundee is right with thew 160...I remember looking in to it once with a friend...also one of the probs with the 180 will be the belt...your tire and belt would be rubbing like hell
 
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Get a fatboy rear fender and then you won't be able to see much of the tire anyway.
 
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Originally Posted by rudythumpdick
My buddy has 03 Softail Standard Anniv. Bike has 150 X 16 rear tire. Has anyone tried to stuff a 180 under the fender mounted on the stock rim? His budget won't allow the purchase of fat tire kit Thanks, Rudy T.
I have a metzler tire chart i can email you you send me pm with your email address
 
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I looked into this with my 03 standard even asked the same question here and no way will it fit without alot of work I dont even think you can go to a 160 or I would have.
 
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