Not completely sure, but the aspect ratio on the 210 will have a shorter diameter than the stock tire. This will make the bike sit lower in the rear and change the gearing.

 

Thats what i was thinkin to cause i should be slightly wider but with a 40 aspect ratio i should be the same height as stock. But they say u need a 7-8" wide rim.

 

Thats where i belive ur wrong cause your going up in rim size so you want to go down in aspect ratio to keep it the same size as stock. I think the bike will apear to be lower but it wont be.

 

Stock rim/tire diameter(200/55/17): 25.7"
200/50/18: 25.9"
210/40/18: 24.6"

The 200/50/18 is what you need. Its only .2 taller than stock and will hardly affect gearing or look silly small on the new 18" rim. The 210 is over an inch shorter than stock. It will mess with gearing/speedo and look silly IMO...

Bike will look lower because of the taller rim not the shorter(in diameter) tire. Bigger rim gives it that "tucked" look.

 

If thats the case then my bad. I was thinking differently. How did u figure out the height?

 

Just read through Carmell RKC's link on page 2 and it seems the DNA wheel is EXACTLY the same dimensions as the HD wheel per Carmell's description of the pulley spacer and new spacer needed on the pulley side. Im not understanding why the DNA wont work on 07+ bikes???

From what I could understand from the DNA consultant, is that the issue lies within the offsets of the hub, in particular the disc side, it wont line up with the caliper and the caliper carrier.

Check with zss42002, he already tried them on his 07 NT and sent them back due to the fact that they just dont work.

Good luck Jeff, hope it works out for you and that you are able to enlighten us all on the DNA fitment issues with late model softails.

 

i remember reading some of that thread. the hubs will be a factor in whether wheels fit properly or not. i wasted some dough on a front wheel from ebay that was supposed to fit 2000+. i think it was the hub on that one, as it was off set to far left into the brake caliper. hdwheels may cost a lil' more, but you will be able to sleep at night knowing you ordered the right brand.

 

No problem. I just used a tire size calculator.
http://www.powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi

I will definately report back on my findings. I've already mocked the rim in place with the axle and stock spacers and it looks like I'm gonna need an 1/8" bigger spacer on the rotor side and a 1/4" larger spacer on the pulley side, or just 3/8" bigger on the pulley side. Once I get the rotor and pulley back from my powdercoater I'll be able to take some exact measurements.

Once again Im still unsure how it wont work. The DNA measures exactly the same as stock, pulley to outside of rotor bearing. Maybe other people have gotten a different rim than me? All Im seeing is that you need to replace a spacer or two. Some guys might be giving up if the wheel doesn't fit with the stock spacers.

Also on the disc side, I'm thinking its impossible for the disc not to line up as long as you dont change the inner spacer(no need to). The caliper bracket will float inwards or outwards if you change the outer spacer allowing you to center the wheel for a different than stock offset.