Harley Fork Identification

[derrickc]

Bought this shovel a while back, thinking about shortening up the front end a little bit but need some help here.. I'm pretty new to Harleys but not to wrenching on stuff so I'm sure I can figure out how to do it but I need a little guidance.
Can I just buy shorter fork tubes? Do I need to get shorter springs for it? Also the forks are supposedly off a wide glide, but the guy I got it from couldn't tell me what year so how can I know what parts to buy? Sorry for all the newbie shit but I wanna get into it.

[bobscogin]

That looks to be the single disk Wide-Glide that came out in '84 and replaced the '80-'83 FXWG dual disk Wide-Glide. Post a photo of the brake caliper and rotor.

Bob

[derrickc]

[WinstonWolf]

That's an 84 and up front end. You can shorten it "a little bit" with just the springs.

[derrickc]

What would be the best way to shorten it say 2 inches? I want to tuck the front wheel a little.. Trying to Bob it out a little..

[lilmad]

What would be the best way to shorten it say 2 inches? I want to tuck the front wheel a little.. Trying to Bob it out a little..

i lowered my shovel by having a machine shop cut the tubes and re-thread the cap, then cut the springs by an inch and a half, i dropped it 2 inches. Some will say dont cut the spring, but mine works fine

[derrickc]

i lowered my shovel by having a machine shop cut the tubes and re-thread the cap, then cut the springs by an inch and a half, i dropped it 2 inches. Some will say dont cut the spring, but mine works fine

You mean they rethreaded the tubes?

[derrickc]

So would that make this 35mm forks?

[lilmad]

You mean they rethreaded the tubes?

Sorry....ya had the tubes re-threaded, not sure if you have 35 there or not, looks like it, but may be bigger, all the 35 I have are older 70's

[Shacknasty]

Forking by Frank...