rear axle question ?????????
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rear axle question ?????????
I have a 2011 FLTRX Road Glide Custom and run the Baasani Road Rage II B-1 exhaust , the muffler is a 4" muffler , I am installing Ohlin's #3-#3 shocks from Howard and my axle nut now hits my muffler , since I have a 2 inti 1 system is there any reason I couldn't turn the axle around , the others side sticks out less than 1/2" where as the nut side sticks out a little more than 1" , this seems a like a quick fix to me ?
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I have a 2011 FLTRX Road Glide Custom and run the Baasani Road Rage II B-1 exhaust , the muffler is a 4" muffler , I am installing Ohlin's #3-#3 shocks from Howard and my axle nut now hits my muffler , since I have a 2 inti 1 system is there any reason I couldn't turn the axle around , the others side sticks out less than 1/2" where as the nut side sticks out a little more than 1" , this seems a like a quick fix to me ?
ETA - Now that I think about it, I don't think you can. Isn't the left side cam welded to the nut? If so, you wouldn't be able to reverse it.
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crap , you are right it is welded , now I have to figure how to mount my muffler , any thoughts
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could I mark where the axle nut will hit up against the muffler and the take a 2 X 4 lay it on the muffler and flatten out part of the muffler for clearance ? being they have baffles I would think this wouldn't hurt performance ? ANYONE HELP
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I had to do just that when I installed my V&H Monster Ovals on my SG. I used a ball peen hammer and tapped the outer muffler shell a little at a time until I got the clearance I needed. Just don't break through the chrome finish, if not the muffler will start to rust unless you put some high temp clear coat on it.
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I'd have to shorten it by about 1/2" to make it fit and that would defeat buying the #3-#3 , unless anyone gives me a better idea tomorrow I'll do like HDV-Glide suggested
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FWIW, I had the same problem (only worse) with my #3-4 shocks. I ended up going with Fuel Moto's 4" Dyno-Tuned Jackpots because they have the axle relief built into them. At the shocks' shortest setting they're still over 14" long, and I have a couple of millimeters clearance between the muffler and the axle.
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