Harley WL/WLA front spokes?

epinut · 11-03-2006, 03:12 PM

Have ordered rims & spokes from a UK company. Sent them pics of my hubs with measurements. Problem seems to be the front hub, they want to know if the front spokes should have the same angle as the rear (star hub)...

And I have no idea since I've just bought the hub "bare"... Anyone that knows?

Danny F. · 11-03-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by epinut

Have ordered rims & spokes from a UK company. Sent them pics of my hubs with measurements. Problem seems to be the front hub, they want to know if the front spokes should have the same angle as the rear (star hub)...

And I have no idea since I've just bought the hub "bare"... Anyone that knows?

If you got a WLA front hub/brake set up (wich is NOT a star hub!) then you need 20 long and 20 short spokes...if you do have a WLC so you do have a star hub front also, then both front and rear are the same spokes of course...any pics from front hub..?

epinut · 11-03-2006, 04:29 PM

Hey Danny, maybe I was unclear... But I said: "they want to know if the front spokes should have the same angle as the rear (star hub)..." As in the rear is a star hub, not the front!

epinut · 11-04-2006, 07:13 PM

No one?

yard man · 11-04-2006, 07:18 PM

I think what danny is trying to say is if it is a star hub then yes. But WLA hubs WERE NOT star hubs. If your front hub is a star hub then yes it should be the same. If its not a star hub then it will probably be different.

epinut · 11-04-2006, 08:12 PM

Ok, one more time... I have a WL/WLA hub, I know it's not the same as a starhub. What I would like to know is: Does anyone know what angle the spokes should have, I'm guessing the right side could work with the same angle as the starhub. But what about the "brake side"?

Danny F. · 11-04-2006, 09:23 PM

What I do now is that a 18" WLA front rim has a different part number as a 18" WLA rear rim... so there must be a difference in the spoke angles I guess...

epinut · 11-04-2006, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny F.

What I do now is that a 18" WLA front rim has a different part number as a 18" WLA rear rim... so there must be a difference in the spoke angles I guess...

Yeah the rims are drilled at a different angle for the WL/WLA hubs, but I'm not sure about the spokes. Anyone have some WL front spokes laying around?

Danny F. · 11-06-2006, 01:26 AM

Ok, got your point, you mean the bended-angle of the spoke "shoulder" as they say... damn, no WLA spokes in my shack overhere... sorry..