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Hello everyone.. Im looking to lower my 2008 street glide and need a new rear tire. can anyone sugest the lowest profile/fates tire i can use on my EOM 16" rim.. Thanks...
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Maybe a 150. you really need to check clearance in your rear fender. I have seen 180s on the rear of an 08 but with a different rim. There is a thread on the forum by a member named timberland, that got a 180 mounted a couple of different ways. IT was very helpful when i was trying to put a wide tire on my 04.
if you went up to an 18 x 4.25 you probably could go 160 with minimum hassle. I ran a 160 metzler on a 18 x 4.25 rim for a while & it never rubbed. Tire did not last very long due to load rating. Averaged about 5K a rear tire.
your results will vary from mine. i have done 4 wide tires on older bikes. they were all different. best installation was using the SE Road King rear fender and the 17 x 4.5 wheel to run a 170 x 60 x 17.
Worst was the 18 x 4.25 with the metzler 160 due to excessive tire cost every 5K.
if you went up to an 18 x 4.25 you probably could go 160 with minimum hassle. I ran a 160 metzler on a 18 x 4.25 rim for a while & it never rubbed. Tire did not last very long due to load rating. Averaged about 5K a rear tire.
your results will vary from mine. i have done 4 wide tires on older bikes. they were all different. best installation was using the SE Road King rear fender and the 17 x 4.5 wheel to run a 170 x 60 x 17.
Worst was the 18 x 4.25 with the metzler 160 due to excessive tire cost every 5K.
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I suggest you replace your rear tyre with a similar one and look into other ways of lowering it. Do you want to do this for looks, or reach?
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