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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Bought new smooth struts for my Deuce off E-bay and sure enough, the holes for the frame bolts are not far enough apart. These are 2-3/4 inches apart and the Deuce requires 3-3/4 inches.

Description said, "fits all 2000-up Softails", but did not have the imfamous, "except FXSTD".

Anybody with a Softail other than a Deuce know the distance between the bolts?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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dont know the distance between holes..but for FX models i.e standard, night train....2000-2005 would be the same, and 2006-later would be the same because of the 200 tire...yeah I ordered the wrong part off ebay before.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Nothing fits our bikes....they are the bastard child of the softail family...
 
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