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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Hey all:

My wife runs a 08 nightster and wants to Bob it a little.

If the stock wheels are (F - 19 x 2.15) and (R - 16 x 3.50), then how wide of a wheel and tire combo will fit in the stock frame without rubbing? the stock tire sizes are (F 100/90/19 and R 150/80/16)

Thanks for the help!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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There was a thread a couple weeks ago where he put a 150 in the rear after using a hydraulic jack to spread the swing arm a few millimeters.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...tock-belt.html
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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She already has a 150 rear tire. There's a 240 kit from J&P that will definitely fatten it up but that's probably going to be too much for a bob. I really like the look of my stock tires now that they're all exposed.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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I too am very interested in this subject. I've been searching for a couple of days now. I've been going over and over on the cost of putting a 16" on the front but it's a little out of budget.
 
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