Help with 180 install
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Help with 180 install
Hey guys,owner of a 2004 Fatboy.
Five months ago I ordered an 18x5.5 Renegade wheel,180 Metzeler,Hawg Halters driveside brake.During the winter I cut the frame horns and mocked up a few fenders and struts.if I can't be riding I like to be wrenching.
Hawg Halters was supposed to do the spacer configuration so when I got it I would just bolt everything up.
I received it on Tuesday and started to install it.Everything looked cool until I realized the belt was digging into the tire,bad.
By my measurements I need about 3/16" to have clearance of 1/16" between the belt and tire.
I took the wheel off with the rotor and sprocket on it.
Took a straight edge from one side of the tire across the other,the pulley is riding about 1/8 inside the straight edge.
This tells me there is no way this setup will work.
Contacted HH but No real answers yet so I am asking for some solutions.
I have a lot of Hawg Halters stuff and love their products,somehow there was a mistake made but no biggie,just want to fix it.
The best solution I can come up with is to add 3/16" to the pulley side spacer,take 3/16" from the right side spacer,and a 3/16" pulley spacer to keep proper pulley alignment.
My other option is I have a narrow pulley from an 06 FXST(same tooth count).
The edge of that pulley is 1/16 farther to the left than my setup now.
Could get a narrow belt and try that route but that defeats the purpose,but would it be a solid setup?
My questions are:
1)Is this a safe amount to offset the tire and still have the bike track true?
2)I am assuming they have the pulley set to proper alignment,is there a way to tell if the rear pulley is true to the drive pulley?
Any help,suggestions,opinions are all very much appreciated.
Five months ago I ordered an 18x5.5 Renegade wheel,180 Metzeler,Hawg Halters driveside brake.During the winter I cut the frame horns and mocked up a few fenders and struts.if I can't be riding I like to be wrenching.
Hawg Halters was supposed to do the spacer configuration so when I got it I would just bolt everything up.
I received it on Tuesday and started to install it.Everything looked cool until I realized the belt was digging into the tire,bad.
By my measurements I need about 3/16" to have clearance of 1/16" between the belt and tire.
I took the wheel off with the rotor and sprocket on it.
Took a straight edge from one side of the tire across the other,the pulley is riding about 1/8 inside the straight edge.
This tells me there is no way this setup will work.
Contacted HH but No real answers yet so I am asking for some solutions.
I have a lot of Hawg Halters stuff and love their products,somehow there was a mistake made but no biggie,just want to fix it.
The best solution I can come up with is to add 3/16" to the pulley side spacer,take 3/16" from the right side spacer,and a 3/16" pulley spacer to keep proper pulley alignment.
My other option is I have a narrow pulley from an 06 FXST(same tooth count).
The edge of that pulley is 1/16 farther to the left than my setup now.
Could get a narrow belt and try that route but that defeats the purpose,but would it be a solid setup?
My questions are:
1)Is this a safe amount to offset the tire and still have the bike track true?
2)I am assuming they have the pulley set to proper alignment,is there a way to tell if the rear pulley is true to the drive pulley?
Any help,suggestions,opinions are all very much appreciated.
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I had to use spacers from Vulcan Engineering to mount my 180 on my Deuce.
There site has various other spacer kits, here's their link..
http://vulcanworks.net/Pulley-Spacer...0-p-1-c-2.html
There site has various other spacer kits, here's their link..
http://vulcanworks.net/Pulley-Spacer...0-p-1-c-2.html
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From: New York
I had to use spacers from Vulcan Engineering to mount my 180 on my Deuce.
There site has various other spacer kits, here's their link..
http://vulcanworks.net/Pulley-Spacer...0-p-1-c-2.html
There site has various other spacer kits, here's their link..
http://vulcanworks.net/Pulley-Spacer...0-p-1-c-2.html
Do you remember how much you offset the wheel?
I'm just wondering how far you can safely offset the wheel and not have pulling problems with the bike.
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