vincent
Registered User
Hi fellas,recently changed the 21" front wheel on my '03 Softail Standard for 16" from a '99 Heritage. Got the spacing wrong by 7.0mm or nearly 9/32"!
Doesn't sound a lot but it sure made her handle like a bitch Went on a 200+mile trip with it wrong and scared the sh$t out of myself
Had new axle spacers turned up and fitted and also had to space out the caliper by the same amount,handles much better now
Problem is,I now have some pretty uneven wear on the pads(Assume this has been caused by the spacer problem)so my question is will the pads wear back even with use or should I be replacing them ASAP?
Also,just as a small aside,took advice on the wheel swap before I changed it and was told that my original spacing was ok. Someone asked me if I had a Wide Glide front end(I wouldn't know one if I saw it )would anyone know what difference this would make and what length spacers I should be using.
All help greatfully received....thankyou
Doesn't sound a lot but it sure made her handle like a bitch Went on a 200+mile trip with it wrong and scared the sh$t out of myself
Had new axle spacers turned up and fitted and also had to space out the caliper by the same amount,handles much better now
Problem is,I now have some pretty uneven wear on the pads(Assume this has been caused by the spacer problem)so my question is will the pads wear back even with use or should I be replacing them ASAP?
Also,just as a small aside,took advice on the wheel swap before I changed it and was told that my original spacing was ok. Someone asked me if I had a Wide Glide front end(I wouldn't know one if I saw it )would anyone know what difference this would make and what length spacers I should be using.
All help greatfully received....thankyou