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Burly Slammers. Rear Only? Or front too?

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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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Default Burly Slammers. Rear Only? Or front too?
I definitely want to lower the rear of the bike. Do you guys recommend Lowering the front too? Once again I'm going for this stance.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 05:32 AM
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I put the rear Burly's on my ride when I got it 4.5 years ago, 42,000 miles later, I still haven't lowered the front. Now that I put the larger 21" wheel on the front, I did raise the legs up into the trees some, so I think it's time to lower the front, both to keek my front end lowered and to maintain my trail. Over all, I don't feel it is necessary to lower both ends, lowering the rear give the bike a kinda hotrod slammed *** look.

A pic from when I got it and lower the rear.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 07:12 AM
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i lowered my rear and left my front. my brother has both the front and rear lowered and after riding both i prefer just the rear being lowered, mostly just because of the way it looks, but thats just me
 
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I just ordered some Burly's. I'm only doing the rear, like others have said it gives it a cool look. I'm kinda going for an old school raked look.
 
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I have air ride on mine in the back and used the lowering spring kit in the front. The back rides really good, smooth, etc. Great for riding 2 up also. The front rides like ****. I am considering going back to the stock springs in the front. I think they made the springs too stiff. I used the progressive drop in kit & the burly is the same kit.

But the look of it leveled out is great.
 
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IMO it looks better if you lower it front and back.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2014 | 08:18 PM
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I used the burly kit, lowered front and rear
 
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Crappy cell phone pic in the garage. Haven't had a chance to ride it yet and get some better pics.
 
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I went with rears only and like the look...

 
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Rear only here as well.
 
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