What do i have to do to use nine spoke 2000 touring rims to put on a 2007 softail heritage? The back bearings are the same but the fronts are 1 inch id. and narrower than the backs.

 

The Front Bearings can be dealt with easily, but ...

The Rotor Mounting Surface-to-Rim Centerline on those Front wheels have different dimensions ... If you shift the Touring wheel over for proper Rotor-to Caliper alignment, the rim won't centered in the forks.


To do it right ... you would need to mill (remove material) from the Rotor Mounting Surface of the Touring wheel

 

i was wrong on bearings in front there 25 mm instead of 1". do they make a bearing as wide as back in a 25mm bearing? and do you know how much i have to mill off to make it work.

 

You can get 25mm ID bearings that are 20.6mm wide (your rear uses 21mm wide bearings), but I would just use the STD 15mm wide (25mm ID) bearings along the appropriate bearing shim and center spacer sleeve (use the "Touring" application parts).

Off the Top of my Head you'll need to remove approx .150-.200" from the Left

 

the softail uses 25mm front bearing so wont center spacer be wrong size and back uses 3/4" so wont i need a 3/4" spacer for that? i am not sure i could get a touring parts in that size. would my parts on my softail work with them rims?

 

"Wrong Size"? ... Do you mean diameter or length? ...

1" and 25mm use the Same Spacer Sleeve Material varying only in lengths, and I'm referring to a 08-later front Touring spacer sleeve which is longer than the original one in your "2000" Front wheel.

But YES, you can use your original softail front spacer sleeve ... it's only shorter by approx .070" (a little over a 1/16) than the Touring ... Do NOT re-use your bearings

If you did use your original sleeve then you could see if your existing outside wheel spacers would happen to center your wheel and only have to mill the rotor mounting surface. Otherwise you'll have get some "Custom" spacers also

But you'll still want to use a bearing shim to fill the deeper bearing bore of that 2000 wheel.


The 2000 Touring rear wheel uses the same identical 3/4" parts that the 07 Softail uses (including the spacer sleeve length)

Be Aware that while the Touring wheel and the softail rear wheel use the same hub, they have a slight difference in offset to their centerlines ... So the Touring wheel will sit approx .080 - .100" more to the Pulley Side (including closer to fender and belt)



Read the following Thread and it should make you more aware of using the later bearings in the earlier wheels designed for the wider bearings and the use of bearing shims
Sealed Wheel Bearing Shims/Spacers - What they look like...Where they go

 

Thanks for the help,Seems like this is going to be a hassle to make these work. might look around for a set of rims that will fight right without a lot of work.

 

Did you have/check a source for the milling? ... Curious in what they would charge

Why do want to change? ... to get away from Laced Spokes? ... Were the Touring wheels anything Special, or just OE Cast "Tubeless" wheels?

 

50.00 in milling.The touring rims look nice and easy to take care of also want tubeless and spokes are take a lot of cleaning