Lowering mount for rear shocks
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Lowering mount for rear shocks
I have a 2009 Fat Bob Dyna and I would like to lower it. On my last one I cut off the lower mount, moved it back and welded it back on. But the bike was apart following a bad wreck so it was easy to do. This bike is up and running and I was wondering if anyone had used the lowering mount the various companies sell and is so how did you like them.
Here's a pic to give you an idea-
Here's a LINK to this kit with more pics.
Also available is a 1" Lowering Kit.
Here's a LINK to this kit with more pics.
Also available is a 1" Lowering Kit.
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I have a 2009 Fat Bob Dyna and I would like to lower it. On my last one I cut off the lower mount, moved it back and welded it back on. But the bike was apart following a bad wreck so it was easy to do. This bike is up and running and I was wondering if anyone had used the lowering mount the various companies sell and is so how did you like them.
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I have used them on 2 wide glides and a 2017 RGS.
They bolt onto your Lower Shock Mount and then you bolt the Bottom of the Shock onto them.
They work Great. No issues. Easy to install. Inexpensive. Highly recommend for an Inexpensive way to lower the rear of the Dyna's.
Easy to remove them if you want to go back up to Stock Height.
They bolt onto your Lower Shock Mount and then you bolt the Bottom of the Shock onto them.
They work Great. No issues. Easy to install. Inexpensive. Highly recommend for an Inexpensive way to lower the rear of the Dyna's.
Easy to remove them if you want to go back up to Stock Height.
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All I can say is that I like them. I have the one inch lowering kit on there now with the stock shocks. I will install the 1.75" kit when I lose a specific amount of weight. The 1.75" inch kit the maximum weight is 175 pounds with the spring set to max stiffness.
It's 250 pound max weight with the one inch kit. However, I've been riding the bike around with no problem and I weigh 268.
Here is a side shot of the bike with the one inch lowering blocks on the rear. Soon to come is a slightly lower profile Night Dragon for the rear.
Last edited by SixDD; Apr 5, 2018 at 01:10 AM.
dont care how it looks, I personally wouldnt lower a bike based on performance alone if you ride it at all other than in a straight line.
easier to scrape hard parts and lays your shocks down making them less effective.
easier to scrape hard parts and lays your shocks down making them less effective.
Last edited by 2500hdon37s; Apr 5, 2018 at 11:50 AM.
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There are Many Opinions about using these Lowering Blocks that you are talking about. I have had a Number of HD Dealership Service folks advise (without my asking for their advice) that the Shocks will get damaged from being at a more Extreme Angle with these Blocks mounted versus leaving the Shocks in the Stock Position.
I Personally have used them on some of my bikes with No Shock Damage and I have seen Many other Riders with these Blocks installed on their bikes, I assume with no problems.
Don't be Afraid to try something New or Different especially if it is out of the Norm. Don't let anyone's Opinions Affect/Infect your Decisions. Listen to Their Experience... and then decide.
The Road Less Travelled has made All the Difference. (by: a famous author)
I Personally have used them on some of my bikes with No Shock Damage and I have seen Many other Riders with these Blocks installed on their bikes, I assume with no problems.
Don't be Afraid to try something New or Different especially if it is out of the Norm. Don't let anyone's Opinions Affect/Infect your Decisions. Listen to Their Experience... and then decide.
The Road Less Travelled has made All the Difference. (by: a famous author)
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If you wanna try some for cheap I just removed the lowering blocks from my 07 street bob, assume theyd fit your fatty too but not sure. You can have them for the cost of shipping, not sure of the brand but they have some fancy logo engraved in them which I can research when I get home.
I dont notice a difference in ride quality without them, just an increase in ride height.
I live in Calgary, AB, Canada if that helps you get a shipping estimate. Ill get the brand and weight of them when I get home tomorrow.
Good luck and they look great slammed no doubt about that!
I dont notice a difference in ride quality without them, just an increase in ride height.
I live in Calgary, AB, Canada if that helps you get a shipping estimate. Ill get the brand and weight of them when I get home tomorrow.
Good luck and they look great slammed no doubt about that!
There are Many Opinions about using these Lowering Blocks that you are talking about. I have had a Number of HD Dealership Service folks advise (without my asking for their advice) that the Shocks will get damaged from being at a more Extreme Angle with these Blocks mounted versus leaving the Shocks in the Stock Position.
I Personally have used them on some of my bikes with No Shock Damage and I have seen Many other Riders with these Blocks installed on their bikes, I assume with no problems.
Don't be Afraid to try something New or Different especially if it is out of the Norm. Don't let anyone's Opinions Affect/Infect your Decisions. Listen to Their Experience... and then decide.
The Road Less Travelled has made All the Difference. (by: a famous author)
I Personally have used them on some of my bikes with No Shock Damage and I have seen Many other Riders with these Blocks installed on their bikes, I assume with no problems.
Don't be Afraid to try something New or Different especially if it is out of the Norm. Don't let anyone's Opinions Affect/Infect your Decisions. Listen to Their Experience... and then decide.
The Road Less Travelled has made All the Difference. (by: a famous author)
The only way a lowering block kit could damage a shock is if you're hitting the spring cup of the shock on the bracket/ block itself. And that would make reinstalling the shock near impossible with the parts interfearing with each other. But the more realistic thing is that it simply just makes your shocks less effective because of the change in geometry. The farther away from perpendicular to the lever/ swing arm the shock moves the more ineffective it becomes. While you may get a mimicked increase in travel that is because it takes a longer movement of the swing arm to compress the shock the same amount as is would if it were sitting in the factory location, which throws proper dampening of your shock out the window since it acts like a gear reduction, and you would need "firmer" valving in the shock to make up for that. As well you see guys who need to increase the preload of the shocks for the same reason, a different ratio of travel in shock travel vs swing arm travel.
although, ill say I myself have considered the idea of using lowering blocks to maintain a factory ride height if I chose to go with longer shocks for a better ride and handling, but I think that the increase in suspension travel may result in tire rubbage inside the fender as well as I'm not a fan of adding in another single shear connection in line with my shock mount.
Last edited by 2500hdon37s; Apr 6, 2018 at 06:28 AM.