I have 09 Ultra with Front-end lowered using lowering springs from HD dealer. The attached pictures are the Road 6 Customs lowering kit with the stock 13" air shock on the first hole of of the kit which is 1". Notice how the rubber boot of the shock is pinched between the shock and the mounting bolt on the lowering bracket.

Am I doing something wrong????

 

Don.t know for sure, but it doesn't look good for the air shock. Right kit for the bike?

 

I had the same problem on an 08 road glide. The kit did not fit.

It's junk.

 

What kit did you end-up using on the 08 Road Glide?

 

Mine is at the last hole...2 1/4" drop I believe.....no issues there.

 

The only problem I had was bottomong out and destoying my rear wireing harness.

 

I run 28psi in my shocks....even 2up I very rarely ever bottom out!

 

Yeah about all of them do that. I have the same kit as you on the same bike. No problems with it "touching". After 10K miles.

After about 50K miles it may become a problem...who knows? I consider the lowering kit a cheap fix. Later down the road I'll end put just getting shorter shocks - if I keep the bike that long...

lp

 

It looks like they are going to touch, no doubt. If you were to replace the hex head bolt with a Grade 8 Socket Head Cap Screw (SHCS) , you would at least eliminate the sharp edges and might have less interference. The diameter of the SHCS will be less than the major dimension of the hex head and will be smooth and round.

 

I have had the kit on ,y bike for a year now with no problems.....run mine in the 2nd hole. i keep about 32psi in my shocks and never bottom out....only prob i ever have is sometimes the jiffy stand might scrape leaning in a turn