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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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Default Swapping Apes for Drags...Excess Cable??

I am going to swap my set of 12" apes for a set of Wild1 chubbies w 8" rise, 11.5" pullback, & 30.5" wide. What are the odds I will have too much cable left over from the original ape conversion or would I have had to get longer cables and wiring for the new drags regardless?

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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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My guess is that the cables you have now will be to long. Hopefully someone will chime in that has some seen this swap
before.
 
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Apon further review I am almost positive they will be to long. I just looked at them on Wild 1's web site and that confirmed it for me.
 
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Thanks for the insight. That's the answer I was afraid of. Luckily, I have all my original cables and harnesses. I just wanted to avoid that step.
 
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