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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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Hello,
I just purchased a 1992 sportie and would like to make it my own. I would like to make a few changes to the front end. I would like to be able to put a 16 inch tire the size that is on my
RKC on the front of the sportie. What front end mods would be needed in order to do this?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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If you're talking a 130, you may wanna go with either a wide glide or a Massive Glide from Exile. You can run a smaller 16" on a wg, but a 130 requires a bit more space.

Are you going for a Frisco look on it? If so, you'l only need a 100 at the MOST, so it would be a bit smaller than your rear tire.

You could also run a 2 under wide springer, invert the mounts, and it would look BAD ***! kinda like this (minus the weld-on hardtail):



 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: 6o66er

If you're talking a 130, you may wanna go with either a wide glide or a Massive Glide from Exile. You can run a smaller 16" on a wg, but a 130 requires a bit more space.

Are you going for a Frisco look on it? If so, you'l only need a 100 at the MOST, so it would be a bit smaller than your rear tire.

You could also run a 2 under wide springer, invert the mounts, and it would look BAD ***! kinda like this (minus the weld-on hardtail):



Now that's BADASS.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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That is one fine IH ya got there...I'm jealous...BINNY
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If you're talking a 130, you may wanna go with either a wide glide or a Massive Glide from Exile. You can run a smaller 16" on a wg, but a 130 requires a bit more space.

Are you going for a Frisco look on it? If so, you'l only need a 100 at the MOST, so it would be a bit smaller than your rear tire.

You could also run a 2 under wide springer, invert the mounts, and it would look BAD ***! kinda like this (minus the weld-on hardtail):



 
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Thanks for the ideas and the info now all I gotta do is make up my mind which way to go. By the way thats one great lookin ride ya got.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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oh that ain't mine! lol....just a buddys. it's fun lil bastard tho.
 
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