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wheel bearing Q?

  • bobby bob
    bobby bob
    11 years ago

    i have bought a 16x3-5" rear wire wheel, 2008 with 1" bearings, will 3/4" bearins fit as i wan't to fit this wheel to my87 softy.

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  • Crowy
    Crowy
    11 years ago
    Yes
    You can replace the bearings to suit 3/4 axle
    or just slip in reducers
  • perthhog
    perthhog
    11 years ago
    if you change bearings to 3/4 you will need to make a new spacer tube cant use 25mm , or 1 inch tube with 3/4 bearings
    if you use the reduces get them from Vulcan engineering there stanless so they wont rust to the bearing ,you will have to make new axel spacers though
  • perthhog
    perthhog
    11 years ago
    ps do you realize your 87 softail pulley and brake rotor wont fit the later wheel it has a bigger centre hole
  • perthhog
    perthhog
    11 years ago

    woops sorry hounddog yes Vulcan do make them just had a look but he may still have
    problems with with pulley hitting ? something he will need to work out

  • bobby bob
    bobby bob
    11 years ago
    1/4" pulley adaptor flange, ?
  • perthhog
    perthhog
    11 years ago
    if it was me I would do a dummy fit to get a rough idea of what you need to do ,wether your going to centre the wheel or not