You need a wheel designed for a Springer.
When I purchased the Hallcraft wheel for my '96 BadBoy, every mfg I got a quote
from told me to be sure and buy a wheel engineered for a Springer. They said because
the weight of the Springer frontend and flex the forks would have if an improper wheel
was used.
yep I just found this out as-well...I currently have a 1999 Softail Springer and I am wanting to purchase a twin cam Heritage Springer and do a 21 inch front wheel swap, I was told you can keep your factory (twin cam) hub and just have a 21inch rim laced to it