v-rod wide tire guide

Wide tire kit, 7 steps to get all the informations about our kits:

1-The first question is: What is your budget?

Here are the price ranges for our wide tire kit.These prices include front pulley offset kit, tire* and base options for fully fonctionnal kit. (280mm kit don't need offset kit*)

Width Price with offset kit Tire* Total CAD$ Total USD$**
280mm 2475$* 590$ 3065$ 2290$
300mm 4315$ 600$ 4915$ 3675$
330mm 4565$ 625$ 5190$ 3875$
360mm 4715$ 825$ 5540$ 4140$
*Tire prices may vary from your country.
**USD$ prices may vary depending on the exchange rate as the base price is set in CAD$.
***Taxes and shipping not included.
****300mm and UP Not compatible with stock Muscle exhaust on the left side.

 

Rear wheel/ Swingarm dissasembly* 2h
Offset kit installation 1h
Wide tire kit installation 4h
Custom adjustment: Exhaust, turn signal, license plate, subframe modification 1h - 4h

Total:

8h - 11h
*Pivot shaft can be stuck and occure more labor time
 

With some little modifications the 3 versions of stock rear fender work with 300mm kit. It's also good way to manage your budget because this allow you to:

  • keep oem wiring(Very big job with some aftermarket rear fender.)
  • Keep Brake light, Turn signals*, License plate*, Seat and Paint
*Turn signals and license plate may need some work or need to be relocated.
**We don't suggest going over 300mm with stock fender.

Modifications:

  • You need to cut the sides of the subframe.
  • For V-Rod Muscle and 2007-11 NRS you also need to cut and a little section of the fender.

2-What size are you looking for? 280mm/300mm/330mm or 360mm.
Look vs Handling


Wheel size Tire Total width
18" x 8.5"
oem wheel
240mm 9.45"
260mm 9.85"
280mm on stock wheel 9.96"
18" x 10" 280mm 11"
18" x 10.5" 300mm 11.75"
17" x 12" 330mm 13.125"
18" x 13" 360mm 14.1875"
*Tire width may vary slightly from manufacturer to another.
Wheel assembly:
  • CNC Machined 280mm/300mm/330mm or 360mm rear wheel
  • CNC Machined rear pulley adapter
  • CNC Machined rear rotor adapter
  • Hubs, bearings and hardware
  • Black powdercoat finish(wheel and hubs)

Swingarm:(300mm/330mm/360mm)
  • Aluminum CNC machined extension block and plate
  • OEM Swing arm modification(Cut/ Weld/ Paint touch-ups)
  • Swingarm pivot axle
  • Rear wheel axle
  • Axle spacers

  • Shock spacers
  • Front pulley modification
  • Pivot shaft and rear pulley modification(only for 280mm kit)

keep in mind:
  • The wider you go, more body movement will be needed to put the bike where you want it. You need to counter steer with more force.
  • 300mm kit is the best compromise for Look vs Handling.
  • In any case, you quickly get used to the new driving habits.
  • The price of tires increases according to size.
  • If you want that crazy wide look, don't be scared to go all-in with the 360.

3- Choose your wheel design:

1- On the homepage dropdown menu: Product Harley-Davidson V-Rod Rear wheel.
2- Directly on all the wide tire kit product page, click: "See rear wheels models"
3- On the homepage: Click on "Shop Now" Harley-Davison V-Rod V-Rod rear wheels
Or simply follow this link:
V-Rod rear wheels

In "V-Rod Rear Wheel" page, click on "SEE MORE" under the specific wheel model that interest you.
(Some models have only the wheel displayed.)
With all our wide tire kit you also have the choice to keep your OEM rear pulley and rotor.



4- Once you decided the size and wheel design, you can choose the appropriate options on the product page and complete your order:

When you install a rear wheel widening kit, automatically the rear pulley will be offset. So basically we need a "spacer" to make sure the front pulley aligns the rear pulley. The offset kit work as a "spacer" and have an additional bearing to support the extended flange. This kit will avoid adding stress to the output shaft during acceleration or simply when the belt is tensionned. ...

On the schema, imagine the "hand" is the housing of the output shaft.
  • First picture represent OEM offset between belt and engine.
  • 2nd picture is with an extended pulley, the offset is bigger and it created very much weight in the hand. In other words, it add more stress to your output shaft.(Not recommended)
  • 3rd picture is with the offset kit. By adding the offset kit, you create an offset similar to OEM. It's like adding a second hand to help taking the load.
  • Offset kit plate works as spacer and is bolted to the engine.
  • The bearing plate is bolted to the offset kit plate and support the extended flange.
  • New longer flange installed on the output shaft splines and is supported by the bearing plate.
You can see the offset kit installation in our wide tire kit installation video. (Watch STEP-20 to STEP-26)
Look on the rear wheel on the right side to see if you have this ABS sensor between the caliper bracket and the bearing.

(*Contact us for 330mm and 360mm tire)


5- Remove your swingarm and send it with your front pulley to our facilities in Canada to make the modifications. (see our "core swing arm option")

-You can use our Wide tire kit installation video to see how to remove your swing arm. (Watch STEP-1 to STEP-13)

-Curious to see how we widened your swingarm? Watch our swing arm modification video below.

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For US/Canadian models with 28 teeth front pulley, modification to the pulley is required to fit No-Limit-Custom offset kit. You can ship your pulley and we will do the modification at no extra fees. We can also sell used/new modified pulley OR modification can easily be done by any machine shop, just contact us to get instruction.

 

We offer "core swingarm" and new front pulley option for sale or for exchange. (Options for extra costs.) Contact us for these options to see availability at the moment.

We have used swing arm in stock that we modify. (Repowdercoat for extra cost) With this option, you can still ride your bike while we produce your wide tire kit. You can get a refund if you send back your own swing arm to our facilities.





6- WAIT FOR YOUR ORDER TO BE PRODUCED AND SHIPPED.

It usually take 4-6 weeks, these kits are produce to order: Swingarm modification, CNC machined wheel/ rotor*/ pulley*, powdercoat, wheel assembly and packaging.(*options)

Our kit are shipped in two seperate boxes: 1 box for the swing arm and hardwares and 1 box for the wheel.
If you choose the tire option, the box and the weight will be bigger and will reflect on the price.


7- INSTALL YOUR WIDE TIRE KIT.

Follow the instructions video and enjoy the ride!

FINAL TOUCH AND ACCESSORIES:

There is some options to bring your build to the next level with the final touch and details. ZEEL Design offer many solutions for turn signal kit, side mount license plate and more.
Swingarm accessories
Turn signal and accesssories
License Plate Bracket