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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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i have a 08 rocker i bought new wheels from eastern performance. there colorado customs Texas wheels 23'' front 8.5 for rear. i have wide glide triple trees from HHI installed. i went to go mount the front wheel centered it and seen that the rotor was 5/8 short shy of the caliper called and they said they have to order me a new hub and they had it written on the invoice that i had a wg conversion and they still sent me a 23'' wheel with the stock hub dimensions. so i go to mount the rear wheel and thats off too. from rotor to drive pully is 10.25'' on the stock wheel and the new wheel is 11.125'' so im totally bummed out. the only thing that i can think of is the hub on the rotor side is 7/8 to big. i was wondering if any of u rocker owners have had this problem or something similar. ive read other post and some of u had 8.5 bolt right in using stock spacers.sad thing is i spent 4k on these and waited 7 weeks to get them and i ran into all these problems. thanks any help would be great
 
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That just sucks you wait all that time and its a initial no go... I purchased my wheels from SMT Machining they are local to me...I also have a wide glide.. Right from the start he new the Rocker rear was slightly different then the standard 250 swing arm wheels as far as hub and offset goes.. So when i got them it all bolted right up......How long of a turn around do you have to wait?

As far as the front wheel are you able to space out the rotor to make it work?
 
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That just sucks you wait all that time and its a initial no go... I purchased my wheels from SMT Machining they are local to me...I also have a wide glide.. Right from the start he new the Rocker rear was slightly different then the standard 250 swing arm wheels as far as hub and offset goes.. So when i got them it all bolted right up......How long of a turn around do you have to wait?

As far as the front wheel are you able to space out the rotor to make it work?
Thanks for the reply. I could of bought a spacer for the front but i have matching rotors and the spacer would have made the rotors not line up with the wheels straight.thats kool your wheels worked out i guess i have bad luck. So were u able to use the stock rear spacers?
 
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It could be weeks im guessing for a turn around : (
 
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Yes, the stock rear spacers were used.. After a lined up the front wheel I gave him the measurements for front spacers and cut them for me..

you dont have bad luck.. Its most rear wheels (8.5) are made for the common swingarm and the assumption by (sellers) is 'it shoud fit'..
 
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Yes, the stock rear spacers were used.. After a lined up the front wheel I gave him the measurements for front spacers and cut them for me..

you dont have bad luck.. Its most rear wheels (8.5) are made for the common swingarm and the assumption by (sellers) is 'it shoud fit'..
Thanks for the help joe i appreciate it. Im gonna take them the 8.5 and the stock wheel and let them figure it out. Ill let u know the outcome of this disaster
 
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Are you getting these? If so, that's going to look awesome!

How much are you lowering the front with the 23's?

 
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Are you getting these? If so, that's going to look awesome!

How much are you lowering the front with the 23's?

Yes those are my wheels but i got them all chrome. I put 2" progressive lowering springs and my HHI wide glide trees are rake 3 degrees so that will drop it another inch
 
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Trust nobody... You have been a wealth of info this week. Just ordered my HHI front end. Going to be a busy winter.
 
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Trust nobody... You have been a wealth of info this week. Just ordered my HHI front end. Going to be a busy winter.
Glad i can help....Hhi is top notch u wont be dissappointed
 
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