I'm a whopping 145 lbs....My Heritage doesn't seem to ride harsh for me though.

 

Nice to see Dead Creek realizes 2" was the sweet spot. I would have gone this route over the bolts had they been available at the time.

 

I may go this route with my Heritage, I've heard nothing but good things about this kit, I love the idea of a Shotgun Shock, but I just can't bring myself to drop that kind of coin for suspension.

 

Yea, that extra 1/2" made a big difference in the look and the ride didn't change IMO.

 

That's why I did this kit...its under $80 and works and looks great until I can afford the shotgun one day.

 

Both the Slim and the Deluxe are lowered 1” from the factory, so while you could go with a 2” drop on them, I would really recommend going with the 1.5” to maintain a little more suspension travel. I know of a lot of people that have the 1.5” drop on their Slim and Deluxe and they seem pretty happy with the ride. I suppose everyone’s opinion on ride quality is a little subjective.

I have had my bike lowered both 1.5” and 2” with the kit and both ride similarly, even with my wife on the back. And we do a lot of 2 up riding. The 2” drop bottoms out a little easier than the 1.5” but doesn’t ride much more harshly (by my seat of the pants calibrated measuring device anyway).

Benway, like you said, I think 2” is around the sweet spot for slamming a Softail. We originally went with 1.5” because we thought, in some cases, people may overload the bike and bottom the suspension if they were on the heavier side or added a lot of bags and gear and such. But, it seems that a lot of people like to go the full 2”, so by having a kit that lets the rider choose how much they want to lower it and how they want to set the bike up, it offers everyone a lot of flexibility. If you go 2” and are going to be taking a trip and loading up on gear, just swap the 1.5” collar in for the trip, and then you can always swap them back to the 2” ones when you get back. Personally, I have the 2” collars on my bike now and even with my wife on the back, I’m happy with the ride plus I like the slammed look. 2” is really about the comfortable limit though. I wouldn’t go much more than that.

And like others have said, the suspension is set to its lightest setting from the factory, so after you install the lowering kit you can tailor it to your own preferences by adjusting the preload using the instructions posted in a prior post. It really is beneficial to try adjusting it because it really does make a noticeable difference in the ride and how easy the shocks bottom out. If left at the lightest setting, you will definitely bottom out easier. For mine, I adjusted the preload out to the maximum setting and then turned it in about one full turn on the adjuster nut. For me, that seems to be the best compromise for riding by myself and also with a passenger without having to readjust it.

 

I'm sold. I thought about buying that 1.5" kit from them but I really wanted a 2" drop.

I was going to spend a few hundred and buy the progressive 422's (which allow you to drop down 2") but this dead creek kit is cheaper and will do the same thing...well not as well but you know what I mean.

2" drop looks awesome. My only concern is riding two up with this kit.


/edit I just bought the kit. Can't wait!

 

You won't be sorry.

 

Seriously?

 

I'm 2" down and can drag my foot boards all the way around most any corner, so it seems to be just about right. Any lower, I'd want to have Shotguns to raise and lower on the run.