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If we are talking classic dresser, you can run a 1" shorter shock on the rear. Positives it is cool looking and handles slightly better, negatives is you lose travel and need to run a stiffer spring to keep from bottoming out which creates a rigid ride, 2 up loaded can be problems. Street glides run a 1" shorter shock from the factory for a low budget deal, the only way to get a good ride would have a shorter set of Ohlins matched to the bikes weight but $$$$.
Not one person on here is going to tell you to put lowering brackets on the swing arm and be responsible for it breaking, the swing arms are weak in that era of bike.
On the front Progressive and others make a lowering system but then you need to worry about the fender hitting the fork cross brace when hitting a unsuspected hole, it does happen. Something different that I did was made new front fender brackets and lower the fender 1" if just the look is needed, if you need it lowered for what the Evo section calls the "THC vertical challenged" factor then shorter front springs is needed. The shorter fender brackets can be purchased also.
Not one person on here is going to tell you to put lowering brackets on the swing arm and be responsible for it breaking, the swing arms are weak in that era of bike.
On the front Progressive and others make a lowering system but then you need to worry about the fender hitting the fork cross brace when hitting a unsuspected hole, it does happen. Something different that I did was made new front fender brackets and lower the fender 1" if just the look is needed, if you need it lowered for what the Evo section calls the "THC vertical challenged" factor then shorter front springs is needed. The shorter fender brackets can be purchased also.
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If we are talking classic dresser, you can run a 1" shorter shock on the rear. Positives it is cool looking and handles slightly better, negatives is you lose travel and need to run a stiffer spring to keep from bottoming out which creates a rigid ride, 2 up loaded can be problems. Street glides run a 1" shorter shock from the factory for a low budget deal, the only way to get a good ride would have a shorter set of Ohlins matched to the bikes weight but $$$$.
Not one person on here is going to tell you to put lowering brackets on the swing arm and be responsible for it breaking, the swing arms are weak in that era of bike.
On the front Progressive and others make a lowering system but then you need to worry about the fender hitting the fork cross brace when hitting a unsuspected hole, it does happen. Something different that I did was made new front fender brackets and lower the fender 1" if just the look is needed, if you need it lowered for what the Evo section calls the "THC vertical challenged" factor then shorter front springs is needed. The shorter fender brackets can be purchased also.
Not one person on here is going to tell you to put lowering brackets on the swing arm and be responsible for it breaking, the swing arms are weak in that era of bike.
On the front Progressive and others make a lowering system but then you need to worry about the fender hitting the fork cross brace when hitting a unsuspected hole, it does happen. Something different that I did was made new front fender brackets and lower the fender 1" if just the look is needed, if you need it lowered for what the Evo section calls the "THC vertical challenged" factor then shorter front springs is needed. The shorter fender brackets can be purchased also.
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