Springer Families - Unlock The Mystery.
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Dozens of times. Lacing is a piece of cake. Back "in the day" when everybody wanted a 16" wheel, lacing one up was a pleasant way to spend an evening and make $10. 
The lacing is not the hard part. Check the angle of the existing spokes so you'll know the inner from the outer ones. It really will only go together one way, although on occasion I've seen them off by a hole and guys trying to figure out why the last few spokes just won;t fit.
The harder part is truing the wheel. There are truing stands available, but we used to do it with a crude stand made from a couple of pieces of 2" x 4" and the axle. If you get it close, there is probably a shop that specializes in dirt bikes near you that can finish it off for not much $.
The lacing is not the hard part. Check the angle of the existing spokes so you'll know the inner from the outer ones. It really will only go together one way, although on occasion I've seen them off by a hole and guys trying to figure out why the last few spokes just won;t fit.
The harder part is truing the wheel. There are truing stands available, but we used to do it with a crude stand made from a couple of pieces of 2" x 4" and the axle. If you get it close, there is probably a shop that specializes in dirt bikes near you that can finish it off for not much $.
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Thanks, I'll add that to my original post. That way if other are looking the good info will be at the top.
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lacing wheels is no problem, takes about 10-20 minutes. the problem is truing them up. it took me a good four hours on one wheel for my old panhead. I still couldn't get it right. I had to take it in to a shop and have it done. You can try, but if you "F" it up, you'll bend your rim or your hub, and that can't be fixed. I'd go to a shop if it were me, they get em done fast and right.
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lacing wheels is no problem, takes about 10-20 minutes. the problem is truing them up. it took me a good four hours on one wheel for my old panhead. I still couldn't get it right. I had to take it in to a shop and have it done. You can try, but if you "F" it up, you'll bend your rim or your hub, and that can't be fixed. I'd go to a shop if it were me, they get em done fast and right.
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I am looking at my parts book at something called 'Roller Bearings' in my front fork. They are the same part number as found in the all the other softail front forks in my book. (FXCW's, FLST's, FXST's). Can you elaborate?
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I am curious about what you mean by profile? To me if the tires are the same overall diameter the axel will be in the same location on both bikes. I would think it would be of no consiquence how large the wheel was or what sort of profile the tire had. However that being said I still can't explain the difference in trail and fork angle between the 2008 FX and FL springer. I am currently thinking it has something to do with the rockers.
Thanks for the responce.
Thanks for the responce.
I had a Honda Sabre that developed a nasty wobble on braking. A local race savy shop advised a different tire with a different profile, but the same size. Problem solved.
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* FL Springers
o Floor Boards
o 16" Wheels
o Right Side Mounted Caliper
o More...?
* FX Springers
o Foot Pegs
o 18+ inch wheels
o Left Side Mounted Caliper (except FXSTSSE2/3)
o More...?
o Floor Boards
o 16" Wheels
o Right Side Mounted Caliper
o More...?
* FX Springers
o Foot Pegs
o 18+ inch wheels
o Left Side Mounted Caliper (except FXSTSSE2/3)
o More...?
You have reversed the caliper info in your original post...Right and left is gauged from looking from the back of the bike toward the front......FL springers are a left side front caliper
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My FX Springer caliper was on the R side - same side as throttle twist grip. Bikes left and right are as you sit on them like a car is oriented to when you are behind the wheel.
This is a pic of my 2000 FXSTS so you can get an idea what it had. 21" front 16" back. The rake looks more too. you can see how the fender holds the caliper in two places.
This is a pic of my 2000 FXSTS so you can get an idea what it had. 21" front 16" back. The rake looks more too. you can see how the fender holds the caliper in two places.
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