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Old May 25, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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So does that mean an 07 Street Glide run a 150 tire (stock wheels)?
Dru, I put a 150 Metz on mine and no rub after 2k miles.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:11 AM
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Elvis, you don't want any rubbing. Before you quit on the 150 Avon, try it with the new inch 18wheel. Tire will be lower profile.

Check the engine/frame/rear swingarm alignment and verify its within spec. If seriously out-of-line it will cause rubbing too.
Basically for me it came down to a pulley spacer. Luckily we have a decent harley parts store here in vegas that carried multiple pully spacers of varying sizes. I put one on that was about 1/8th inch. Worked perfectly. The bike took 2 days to do for a bunch of us folks who only had a small clue, a bunch of tools and the harley tech manual. Man does it look hot -- pics up shortly!

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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:40 AM
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I just had a new set of wheels put on my 07 Roadking. A New 18"Fat Daddy 50 spoke wheel
in front with a Dunlop Elite 3- 130/70/18 tire. On the rear is a 16" RC Components chrome Smoothie with a Dunlop Elite 3 - 160/80/16
I had it done @ The Wheel Shop in Phoenix, AZ. I am not sure what if any spacers were used
but it looks and handlesgreat
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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does the spacer just move the pulley away from the wheel? so a160 ispossible with th right spacer? ....damn this place i cant afford it any more
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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i would think a 160 could be possible. I think the belt would clear with the spacer, but i think you may run into the tire rubbing on the fender. Not 100% sure though.

Also, here is the finished product [sm=bling.gif]


 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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