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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 05:38 PM
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Need the snow to stop so I can install Howard’s 3-3s and get on the road.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 06:54 PM
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I put my on a couple of months ago. Make sure you call Howard, when you decide to install them. Hw will walk you through the complete set-up.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Like I said in another post... just dialed in my 2-#2B yesterday ...took me a few rides...done.. way better than the stocks...like was said, after 98000 miles I got m6 $12 worth out of the stock shocks.
 
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Nice! How long did they take to get to you from when you ordered them? I had a great talk with Howard this past Sunday and ordered a set of the 3-3's. Was originally thinking the 3-1's were what I wanted but he talked to me about the differences and decided the 3-3's were the better choice for me.
 
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Oder them on Thursday the 26th had them on Tuesday the 2nd so 6 days. Great service. I will be giving Howard a call when I install them for sure.
 
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My were shipped within a couple days. The wait was on the big brown truck from the right to left coast.
 
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Why do you need to call when you install them? Don’t they just bolt up?
 
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Why do you need to call when you install them? Don’t they just bolt up?
Ya, they just bolt up.
 
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Need the snow to stop so I can install Howard’s 3-3s and get on the road.
Curious...what weight did you tell Howard you would be riding at? That preload adjuster looks like it's as light as it can go.
 
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Curious...what weight did you tell Howard you would be riding at? That preload adjuster looks like it's as light as it can go.
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.

I may be totally wrong and someone can correct me if I am.
 
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