I am now a true believer!!!!!!!
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 351
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From: Colorado
Installed the front springs over the winter and rear shocks last weekend, great ride and improved handling. Have not riden the new bikes and hear they handle great, but cannot not imagine how it could be better. Also installed the Progressive tourlink and the Glide Pro swing arm bushsing and motor mount.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,067
Likes: 60
From: Chesterfield, VA
In the middle of changing all the front end parts I needed to so that I can put on dual disk brakes I decided to put some Progressive fork springs in.
WOW what a difference!!!!!
Now I see what everybody has been talking about!!!
The ride is so much better I almost can't believe it!!!
WOW what a difference!!!!!
Now I see what everybody has been talking about!!!
The ride is so much better I almost can't believe it!!!
Remove the fork nuts on the top (necessitates loosening the upper triple-tree pinch bolts), pull out the old spring, put in the new spring and spacer, replace fork nut, re-tighten triple-tree bolt.
I bought a fork nut socket ( ), which made replacing the fork nuts a lot easier. Without the socket, getting them started while pressing down against the spring is a chore. With them, it was easy enough.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 230
Likes: 11
From: PA
I did my 93 FXLR and the results were good. Raise front end. Carefully remove fork caps. Remove drain screws and left drain overnight. Added Belray 10w fork oil. Dropped in new springs and pvc spacers. They weren't as long as the old ones so putting caps back on was easy.
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Dirt don't hurt
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 21,065
Likes: 4,561
From: Haslet Texas
I was real easy (once I got the right tools for the job).
The hardest part was loosening the pinch bolts which are hidden on the Heritage.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 2,504
Likes: 150
From: ct
So check this out.. thanks to this thread, I decided to poke around and look at what's involved in redoing my forks... wow, only one pinch bolt. So lets remove it and see if the threads are ok in the empty hole, what ? It's broken inside, out comes the drill and easy out,not gonna happen until I shoot it with pb-BLASTER !!!! Out she came... So , do you think it was the po that snapped it or could this happen from riding, potholes, ect ?
Off to Napa in the AM for new bolts.
This could explain some strange moments I've had riding.lol
Off to Napa in the AM for new bolts.
This could explain some strange moments I've had riding.lol
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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 946
Likes: 29
From: my house
I did new Progressive heavy duty fork springs and new 412's in the rear over the winter. Everyone said I would hate the heavy duty springs and shocks but I dig it. No more brake dive and the bike has a much more solid feeling under hard cornering.
