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I have a 98 Fatboy which had been lowered when I purchased it. The fork length now is 29" from axle center to the top of the tube. I would like to put a new front end on it with 5 degree rake in the trees. What would be the best way to find out the length of the new forks to keep the same ride height? I can not find what the stock length was. I know on an FXST it is 31" don't know if this is the same for the FLST. Thanks for any help you may give.
What you need to do is install the 5 degree rake in the trees. jack the bike up so the frame is level. Measure from the triple tree to where the the axle will be. take the measurement and subtract the length of the forks and that will tell you how much longer hte forks should be
Good luck and happy riding
Mike
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Mike Wells
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PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING A QUESTION!!! I CAN ONLY ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HARLEYS !!! I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER MODELS!!! IF YOU ASK A QUESTION ABOUT A NON HARLEY BIKE IT WILL GET REJECTED!!!I have a Harley only shop with 30 years experience located in Ohio. We specialize in complete and total repair, restoration, hi-performance, and custom bike building. I can work on Flat Heads to Twin Cams. Please, dont ask how much somthing is going to cost to fix. Labor prices differ all over te country as well as shop to shop!
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If its broke on a harley we can repair it. We do complete restoration from the frame up, engine and trans rebuilding, remapping and custom bike building
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