Street glide shocks ?
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Street glide shocks ?
I was wanting to know if Street glide shocks would fit my 07 street bob ? If so what year would I need to get? I do 2 up riding mostly and would really love a little better ride. Pro's or con's would be nice. Thanks, Slick *****
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Not an exact answer to your question but I have '09 Ultra shocks on my '07 Wide Glide. Bolts right up with no problem.
The Street Glide shocks are shorter so I'd keep that in mind if you're worried about ground clearance or bottoming out at all...etc.
The Street Glide shocks are shorter so I'd keep that in mind if you're worried about ground clearance or bottoming out at all...etc.
i ran the shorter ones and ripped all the wires out from under my fender.... 3x's then i redid how i routed the wires... ended up selling htem for progressives, now i am going bakc to air, you can rip turns on the progressives but they ride like crap, bounce all over the place. the ride with the air shocks was1000000% better!
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I have them on my FXDC and they seem to work nicely once you get the right ones (not China copies) on there. First I had the lowering chinola ones which were both too soft AND too short. Even with nearly 60psi they would drag the exhaust bracket in even the mildest turn (from a dead stop RH turn no less) no matter if two up or solo. I also found that the ride height stays about the same regardless of how much air is in them, this seems to hold true of the HD ones as well.
Next I got a set of non lowering (12.75OAL) and things got much better, no more dragging stuff, rides just as nice (chinola ones did ride smooth) and they need much less air, I think I had about 12psi solo and 20 2 up.......no more pounding and have yet to do anything bad handling wise. Best of all............brand new take offs on ebay $71. The non lowering ones go much cheaper because eveyone is pulling those off, the lowering ones will cost you more. Note: the ones ending in -09 can handle more pressure.
Next I got a set of non lowering (12.75OAL) and things got much better, no more dragging stuff, rides just as nice (chinola ones did ride smooth) and they need much less air, I think I had about 12psi solo and 20 2 up.......no more pounding and have yet to do anything bad handling wise. Best of all............brand new take offs on ebay $71. The non lowering ones go much cheaper because eveyone is pulling those off, the lowering ones will cost you more. Note: the ones ending in -09 can handle more pressure.
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Thanks for the info. Not alot of help in these parts on stuff like that. I try to research, but I'm not that good with computers and if its not in the Harley shops book, they dont know ****.
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