Wife has a question
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From: Oceanside Ca
Wife has a question
Hello.. Need some help. My hubby has a 1999 Road King. He wants to put a 21" rim and tire on there. I wanted to make it happen for Christmas on my own. GULP. Question. 21" spoke rim I get but what the 1.5 2.5 2.5 about? The width of the tire you want on there? What do you normally run on this? ANd can I just buy a rim and then the tire later? Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments?
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From: Cranbourne, VIC Australia
The number in question is the wheel width, and yes typically the wider the wheel, the wider the tire that goes on it. A wider tire will typically track straighter, but a skinnier tire is far more visually appealing to some folks or styles.
I love my wife, and I love it when she gets me toys for my toys, but we have an agreement that she only buys me exactly what is on the running list that I have. She is allowed to choose anything off of the list she wants, or a group of things, if they are supporting parts. But the list has what I want/need exactly spelled out so there is no confusion. She has a list for me with things she wants that have to be exact as well.
Good luck.
I love my wife, and I love it when she gets me toys for my toys, but we have an agreement that she only buys me exactly what is on the running list that I have. She is allowed to choose anything off of the list she wants, or a group of things, if they are supporting parts. But the list has what I want/need exactly spelled out so there is no confusion. She has a list for me with things she wants that have to be exact as well.
Good luck.
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That's a good idea. We have sponsors of HDF who can supply the wheel, probably a gift certificate to go with.
Look for the blue horizontal bar above and pick 'Vendor Directory', where you will find a few suppliers and their websites or other contact details.
Look for the blue horizontal bar above and pick 'Vendor Directory', where you will find a few suppliers and their websites or other contact details.
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I like the gift cert. idea too. If I was going to do a major change,like wheels,I
d probably change my mind a lots of time before I bit the bullet[er,pulled the trigger?] and decided on a wheel style!
Oh yeah-you must be a great wife! Got a sister?
d probably change my mind a lots of time before I bit the bullet[er,pulled the trigger?] and decided on a wheel style!
Oh yeah-you must be a great wife! Got a sister?
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Yeah.....once you have the right size there are SOOOO many styles to choose from. Even if you try to match the existing wheel but in a 21 there are a lot of variables. Your heart is in the right place that's for sure, but I would agree with the above and go gift certificate.
