Smaller wheel on Train
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Smaller wheel on Train
Considering swapping out the front wheel on my Night Train from a 21 to a 16 inch. That's a difference of 5 inches which equates to a 2.5 inch drop in height. The rear has 422's on it so I can lower the back 2 inches but the front will still be .5 inch lower than the rear. Is this a problem? How will the bike handle?
Does anyone have experience with this setup?
Before you ask why, I plan to mount a fat wide tire up front and go with an old bomber/bobber look.
Does anyone have experience with this setup?
Before you ask why, I plan to mount a fat wide tire up front and go with an old bomber/bobber look.
Road Master
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There will be no 2.5 in. drop..
The tire for the 16" will bring it out to within
.5 to 1.0" of total orig. diameter (not 5 inches). So maybe 1/4 to 1/2" lower front end.
you probably won't notice any diff. in height.
Check this post.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/chass...n-softail.html
The tire for the 16" will bring it out to within
.5 to 1.0" of total orig. diameter (not 5 inches). So maybe 1/4 to 1/2" lower front end.
you probably won't notice any diff. in height.
Check this post.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/chass...n-softail.html
Last edited by agapsdiver; Aug 29, 2011 at 10:13 PM.
+1. When I did mine, it dropped the front about 5/8". I did end up dropping the rear the same amount because I had quite a bit more low speed flop due to the decreased trail. All is good now, rides better than stock! Post up pics!
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