OEM 180mm Tire Install on a '07 or '08 - A How To
#101
10-13-2015, 05:05 PM
No, the stock belt can be re-used. Don't forget, because you are replacing the legs of the swingarm, you can make them whatever length you need. For example, a trans pulley change to a 31T or 30T may need a different length of swingarm to maintain acceptable adjustment parameters.
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#104
01-06-2017, 08:57 AM
You don't need to change anything the front pulley is wide enough to let the belt ride a little to the left. Look up timberland here are some links that helped me do mine.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...0-install.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...rlier-flh.html
This mod took me a while to complete and I prepared for a year before starting.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...0-install.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...rlier-flh.html
This mod took me a while to complete and I prepared for a year before starting.
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#105
01-06-2017, 09:42 AM
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I'm running a 1 1/8" belt on my 1990 Glide, with a later spec wheel and pulley, which spaces the belt out further. The front pulley is much wider than the widest belt, which is jolly good of H-D, so we can tinker!
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Trying to understand why your modifying the swing arm, I am using a 08 swing arm (02 - 08 are the same) on my 00 RK with a 180/55/18 tire and 5.5 rim, with a chain drive (530) which is a little over inch wide. you could also run the one inch belt without doing mods to the swing arm and center the wheel between the fender, I am using a 09 fender that was narrowed to fit between the older frame rails and also made my own metal fascia.
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Road Captain,
Are you still out there? I stumbled on to your thread about installing a 180mm on your '07 FLHP in 2011. I just finished putting a 180 on my '03 Road King. However, I didn't change the swingarm. The setup works fine but tire install and removal is a pain so I want to modify a '02-'08 swingarm. I really like your approach and would like to learn from your mistakes rather than repeat them, You comment about "a bit of difficulty fine tuning the camber of the rear wheel" caught my attention.
Are you still out there? I stumbled on to your thread about installing a 180mm on your '07 FLHP in 2011. I just finished putting a 180 on my '03 Road King. However, I didn't change the swingarm. The setup works fine but tire install and removal is a pain so I want to modify a '02-'08 swingarm. I really like your approach and would like to learn from your mistakes rather than repeat them, You comment about "a bit of difficulty fine tuning the camber of the rear wheel" caught my attention.
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I had originally expected to modify the 2010 fender to fit but didn't because it would have resulted in a very poor fit. Any water or road dirt would have been slung past the areas not covered by the 2010 fender.
The solution was to use the 2007 fender as it already fit the chassis. I did away with the original mounting hardware and simply welded captured nuts in the original mounting slots in the fender. This makes it wide enough to clear the 180mm tire with a good margin of clearance but by doing this the fender had to be cut lengthwise in half in order to mount it.
Then, the rear section of the 2007 fender was cut off at the center point of the struts. In one of the pics you can see the piece that was removed.
Now it was just a matter of making preliminary cuts in order to lay the section of 2010 fender to be grafted over the 2007 fender and tracing it.
Using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade made it easy to cut the 2007 fender so the 2010 section would butt perfectly with it. A small strip of metal had to be butt welded in the center section of the front lower part of the fender because the 2010 fender was too short.
The metal HD uses for their fenders is a heavy enough gauge that it is a joy to weld, even when butt welding. A beginner can do it by applying short bursts, spot welding with a mig welder. Take your time and prevent overheating and distorting the metal by staggering the spot welds until the entire piece has been welded.
I use an assortment of hand held heavy copper implements as a backer to prevent burn through by absorbing excess heat while welding. This also allows you to fill any voids with new metal. The weld will not attach itself to the copper. I use nozzle dip on the copper.
Just weld, grind the high spots, add more weld where it needs it and before long you will get it right, a one piece hybrid fender that fits perfectly.
The only downside was, I could not sell my 2007 fender since it was sacraficed to create the new one.
The solution was to use the 2007 fender as it already fit the chassis. I did away with the original mounting hardware and simply welded captured nuts in the original mounting slots in the fender. This makes it wide enough to clear the 180mm tire with a good margin of clearance but by doing this the fender had to be cut lengthwise in half in order to mount it.
Then, the rear section of the 2007 fender was cut off at the center point of the struts. In one of the pics you can see the piece that was removed.
Now it was just a matter of making preliminary cuts in order to lay the section of 2010 fender to be grafted over the 2007 fender and tracing it.
Using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade made it easy to cut the 2007 fender so the 2010 section would butt perfectly with it. A small strip of metal had to be butt welded in the center section of the front lower part of the fender because the 2010 fender was too short.
The metal HD uses for their fenders is a heavy enough gauge that it is a joy to weld, even when butt welding. A beginner can do it by applying short bursts, spot welding with a mig welder. Take your time and prevent overheating and distorting the metal by staggering the spot welds until the entire piece has been welded.
I use an assortment of hand held heavy copper implements as a backer to prevent burn through by absorbing excess heat while welding. This also allows you to fill any voids with new metal. The weld will not attach itself to the copper. I use nozzle dip on the copper.
Just weld, grind the high spots, add more weld where it needs it and before long you will get it right, a one piece hybrid fender that fits perfectly.
The only downside was, I could not sell my 2007 fender since it was sacraficed to create the new one.
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