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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom84FXST
OK let me rephrase what I said...all the wide springers with shock (what you have) use the same spring...the 163 spring is for the non-shock springers and also uses an inner spring....Shortening the springs will just make it bottom out easy...shoulda bought a Harley OEM springer...would have saved you a lot of headache.
Okay got it and like splatt said oem are hard to find and you are right, would of saved me the head ache and a lot of advill. should of kept the original front end and changed out the handle bars.......
but you live and learn. Thanks again for your help.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunn58
like splatt said oem are hard to find

Not really ...just expensive.


 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 11:23 AM
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Thinkin of sellin the one off my wife’s bones for 3k LOL
 
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Originally Posted by Tom84FXST
Not really ...just expensive.


those are probably all stolen
 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by splattttttt

those are probably all stolen
Really? I built them all from parts off ebay..that I bought before the prices got crazy. I plan to go to that swap meet this year with 3 more.

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Thinkin of sellin the one off my wife’s bones for 3k LOL

If you watch ebay...none of the 3k plus ones sell...go to the sold listings to see what sells.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 01:20 PM
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Sorry Tom. You just posted a random image. Thought maybe it was from aswap meet, where you ever know where **** comes from.
my apologies.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by splattttttt
those are probably all stolen
Tom those are yours ? I like those they look old school.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 02:19 PM
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Tom those are yours ? I like those they look old school.
Yeah... 3 of them are Harley...I have sold 2...I still have another FX to build, and I picked up a complete crossbones front end.
 
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Gunn, are your mounting brackets for the shock welded to the front end or are they bolt on? I'm wondering if the shock is bottomed out and not letting the front part of the springer move up where it should be? Shock looks very short in the pics you posted. Just thinking.
 
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Gunn, are your mounting brackets for the shock welded to the front end or are they bolt on? I'm wondering if the shock is bottomed out and not letting the front part of the springer move up where it should be? Shock looks very short in the pics you posted. Just thinking.
It's welded just like the fender brackets whatcha thinking ? I should give up and buy a new bike
 
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