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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Looking to get new wheels for my o7 Night Train. Want to get 23x3.75 front and 18x5.5 rear. My question is will these wheel bolt right on without any other mods? Any change needed to the triple tree?Thanks.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 09:46 AM
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you may have to compensate for the bigger wheel up front, since it's 2" bigger in diameter, it's going to raise the front of the bike.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong
 
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 10:15 AM
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It'll look great but you'll need a new front fender. Other than that, should bolt right on.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 03:17 PM
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Front end was lowered using the Progressive drop in kit.Lowered about 1.5 inches.
 
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Might want to think about adding some -2 under fork tubes so the front isn't up in the air so much? Apart from that post some pics when it's done, will look meaty

I don't get why wheel manufactures only make 18x5.5 rims, why not 18x6 or 18x6.25 to accommodate all the Harley's that take a 6" wide rear. One of a couple reasons I never bothered changing my rear wheel
 
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You will have to lower it by another 1" to get same ride height. If your stock rear wheel is a 17" then you will gain .5" going to a 18". Other than that should look great. What wheels are you thinking of?
 
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Thinking DNA Mammoth 52 Fat spokes. Black rims and hubs with chrome spokes and orange nipples to match the orange paint on my tank.
 
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Make you tell them the front & rear axle size because the put wrong bearings in my front wheel for my Cross Bones
 
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Might want to think about adding some -2 under fork tubes so the front isn't up in the air so much? Apart from that post some pics when it's done, will look meaty

I don't get why wheel manufactures only make 18x5.5 rims, why not 18x6 or 18x6.25 to accommodate all the Harley's that take a 6" wide rear. One of a couple reasons I never bothered changing my rear wheel
I have a 17x6 on a Deuce and I had to do some cutting on the hard parts to get it to fit.
 
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I have a 17x6 on a Deuce and I had to do some cutting on the hard parts to get it to fit.
I was talking about the Harley's that come factory with 17x6
 
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