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Jul 17, 2014 | 08:51 PM

moparnut426

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new front wheel

I just bought a nice spoked front rim for my 06 ultra. Came off an 07 ultra with a profile styled rim. Its a true HD hub and wheel.

Its not centered, the rotors are within a thin spacer from perfect, but the tire itself is about 1/4" offset from centered.

My question is this, is it normal, or do I need to make it dead nuts?

BTW the brembo rotors hit, so that didnt work. LOL

Jul 17, 2014 | 08:59 PM

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oh and i flipped the wheel to where the tire is now going the wrong way, and its better, but not perfect. this is where the 1/4" comes into play.

Jul 18, 2014 | 10:47 AM

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Anyone? Anyone?? Bueler, Bueler,,,,,,,

Jul 18, 2014 | 11:06 AM

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Buelers not here and class is out for the summer. Sorry.

But, are you running the wheel backwards ?

This doesn't seem like a good idea since they are directional.

Jul 18, 2014 | 11:10 AM

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06 and 07 front wheels should be the same. Maybe a small difference in the width of the hub. You could shim your caliper if you need to center the rotors. Was the old wheel perfectly centered?

Jul 18, 2014 | 11:49 AM

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You can see an offset now that I look at it, so I have to swap tire direction, But even at that its a lil off centered. Not bad, but Im gonna run it that way. A lil is better than a whole bunch.

I honestly didn't know there was an offset on the hub. Learned something today..