1986 Wheels on a 1998

To all of you tehinical expertsout there; will wheels from a 1986 VFR work on a 1998 VFR?

Thanks for your help.

filterfool

pardon my not knowing, but why? they are way narrower and wacky sizes to boot.

Not without a huge load of surgery, axle diameters, bearings, spacers, discs wrong diameter and spacing, etc.

And then you've taken a 25 year leap backwards in tire/wheel sizing.

18x3.5 rear, 16x2.5 front  versus 17x5.5 rear and 17x3.5 front.

130/80-18 bias ply rear vs 180/55-17 radial rear

110/90-16 bias front vs 120/70-17 radial front.


It ain't worth it even if the wheels are free and you own your own machine shop.


Now going the OTHER way would be great, but the SSSA is notoriously difficult to adapt to a 2nd gen. As in cutting the frame and welding.

Even at that, you may get the chain to align, but good luck with the wheel centerlines, or vice versa.

NO!

Okay guys, thanks :rolleyes: I had a chance to get a good deal on some white wheels and was only thinking of the nice color combination it would make. I didn't consider the mechanical difficulties until you knowledgeble folks spoke up.

Thanks for the good advice.

filterfool

Jeez dude, if you want white wheels, why not powder coat your current wheels white?

Lazy :schla15:

[image: View Post]filterfool, on 26 January 2012 - 11:40 PM, said:

Lazy :schla15:

A lot less work than swapping wheels from another bike.

Removing the rear wheel is a piece of cake. Getting the tire off the rim, let the dealer do that. Done.

Removing the front wheel = another piece of cake. Remove brake rotors, easy-peasy. Driving the wheel bearings out is the only hard part of the job.