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It gets shipped with real load on them... if I understand correctly, he changed the inside shim stack to match your weight then we adjust the preload based on riding... I had to add a bunch of turns to my 2-#2 to get them to my proper sag then tweak them to plush the ride like I wanted it...I might add a turn next time I ride to try because I took everything out of my saddle bags so that was 30 lbs I didn’t adjust with while the bags were off the bike.
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It took me about a week and a half to get my 3-3's. I got them mounted, but still need to do more work on the set-up. It's too cold here to do the test ride. Lol.
Not sure if this helps anyone, but I ended up using the spacers both in board and outboard of the shock mounting points. The inboard ones were to help ease the installation and removal of the passenger backrest, and the outboard were for 2 reasons...1) roughly the same thread engagement from the bolt into the mounting location as with the original shocks (maybe 1/8" less thread engagement), and 2) I liked that thick spacer being pushed against the sleeve instead of the thin flat washer from the factory.
Not sure if this helps anyone, but I ended up using the spacers both in board and outboard of the shock mounting points. The inboard ones were to help ease the installation and removal of the passenger backrest, and the outboard were for 2 reasons...1) roughly the same thread engagement from the bolt into the mounting location as with the original shocks (maybe 1/8" less thread engagement), and 2) I liked that thick spacer being pushed against the sleeve instead of the thin flat washer from the factory.
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Did you measure per Howard's instructions and come up with that spacer location? I'm just asking because it seems odd mine didn't need anything to offset the shock for alignment, and yours did. Makes me wonder if I screwed up....
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Do Howard's mount differently than what Ohlins' installation instructions show? If so, I wonder why?
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The original shock mounting tab on my HD Premium ride adjustable shocks were about 1" thick. With the new Ohlins thinner shock mount, and the 2 spacers, the overall thickness was approximately 1 1/8".
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If there is a gap between the lower and upper shock mounting points, you use use shims/spacers. You put a bolt in the lower mount then use a straight edge, rotate it up to the upper mount up to see if there is a gap. If there is you shim/space that gap.