So I'm nearing the end of my build and I was kinda thinking a 21in wheel in the front would look pretty sweet. Is there any 21in spoke wheels out there that is a easy fit on the savage. Really don't want to open a can of worms just something that would bolt up.

There was a post on here that a guy swapped with a intruder front end.  But that might have to wait till next winter.  But, this Buchanan wheels all u have to do is send them your axle and hub or?

eppley wrote on 04/02/14 at 05:34:49:


All you have to do with Buchanan is send them your hub if you are buying the rim  and spokes from them.....or send them the rim you want to use and they will make the proper spokes.  Be aware that not all rims have the correct spoke angle....or even the same number of spokes.  You can get a number of different spoke materials and several different types of rims.  They will punch the holes to match the angle the hub requires.

http://www.buchananspokes.net/


Use a rim with the wrong spoke angle....and it bends the spokes near the rim and it looks like this:

I didn't go and check their site....but generally the spoke sets are $ 100, lacing the wheel is around another $ 100, a rim wil most likely be $ 150 - $ 200.......then you have to add shipping both ways.  I betcha you get close to $ 400.  Then you need a tire and tube.........

I managed to mount a 21" Intruder front wheel on my savage forks using the Intruder axle.  However, using the savage spacers, the wheel is offset about 20mm and isn't straight in between the fork legs.  I'm sure you can play with spacers and center it, but you won't be able to run a front brake.

I just ended up bolting on the complete Intruder front end so I didn't have to deal with offset rotors and custom brake calipers etc.

Check out my build thread.  It shows pics of everything.  The headlight bolted right on.