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Old 08-14-2008, 02:56 AM
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I had "progressive" rear suspension fitted to my 07 softail custom to bring the bobtail down a couple of inches..looked great..but now i am putting on a Heartland rear fender.
I put the fender on last night to see if it fitted before i got it painted and was disapointed to see that it needs to come down another couple inches.
Question..do i need to buy a new kit or can it be tweeked somehow to bring it down and if so is it something i can do.
All help is gratefully accepted in advance..cheers
 
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Old 08-14-2008, 06:13 AM
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hogdiver, I can't help you with your question. Sorry.

Just wanted to ask, what certification level are you? I reached rescue diver (Padi) before I stopped with a Cave, Night and Deep Dive certification.

Course, this was years ago.
 
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Old 08-14-2008, 07:14 AM
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lionsqrne...same as you but no deep-dive.(45m) is enough for me!..dive a lot in the seas around the Uk..diving in Bonaire in september (where-ever that is) love it
 
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Are you able to lower the fender any? You will eventually run out of suspension travel should you keep lowering it (roughly 3" of travel). It sounds like an air ride is in order for you. You can dump the air when parked for the desired look and raise it back up to a comfortable ride height.
 
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Old 08-14-2008, 09:31 AM
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puzzled...........nope cant lower the fender (all pre-drilled etc) might need another lowering kit ,Damn!
 
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