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Old Apr 12, 2020 | 03:20 PM
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How can you not avoid it.. The jacks are at least 15 inches wide and the shocks are within 13 inches of the jiffy stand.. I don't get it.. are you using cradles on the frame then?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2020 | 04:00 PM
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How can you not avoid it.. The jacks are at least 15 inches wide and the shocks are within 13 inches of the jiffy stand.. I don't get it.. are you using cradles on the frame then?
Just using the jack as I bought it no cradles or anything else.
I put one leg behind the shock barrels and the other infront.
The Heritage doesn't have a problem but the FXSTC gets a bit front heavy.
In either case I brace the front wheel.
That said I have a friend of mine with an '03 thunder mountain softail wanna be that I have to put another jack under the front wheel or it will never leave the ground.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2020 | 04:44 PM
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Right... It's all about balance..
 
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Old Apr 12, 2020 | 06:53 PM
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I was having the same feeling with the hard jarring when hitting a pebble in the road. The Progressive shocks were the ticket. Bike rides like a dream now.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2020 | 05:58 AM
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Im not sure if they are still making softail shocks, but I have a set of worx shocks on mine and they are amazing. Expensive, but worth it to me.

they were the only aftermarket option that would fit my 86.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 08:21 PM
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th Fournales i have on th rear of my evo softail never, ever bottom out ....awesome shocks
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 08:53 PM
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th Fournales i have on th rear of my evo softail never, ever bottom out ....awesome shocks
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For $820 + shipping from France they'd better be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by texashillcountry
For $820 + shipping from France they'd better be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd be afraid of French made shocks just giving up all of the sudden...
 
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 09:51 PM
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lol...th only shocks that "gave up all of a sudden" was th originals on an American made bike.....jus sayin
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try $300 s/h off US ebay maybe 10 odd years ago.....fitted em straight up, never needed rebuilding, jus recheck air pressures once in a blue moon

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