what oil did you put in them?

 

bel-ray high performance 10 wt

 

How do youn adjust the shocks on a 2012 wide glide?

 

Just a thought, when I got my bike the preloads on the shocks were set at the lowest level. Bringing them up a few notches really helped the ride.

Of course in your case being 100# over the max you might have to bring them to full preload.

 

shock spanner wrench

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

you can also use one of those rubber oil filter wrenches if you have one.

remember to always go clock wise though even when going to a lower number as it is much harder to crank backwards.. IE you are at 3 and want to go to 2... keep going clickwise to 4-5 and it will pop back to 1 and then 2..

 

I am looking to put on Progressives 11' 430 shocks. I have read really good things about the length and quality of those shocks.

 

I have them on my 2011 WG and I like them a lot. I weight 175lbs and never ride two up. I have not had any issues with these shocks and no mods were needed to make them work.