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Old Feb 20, 2017 | 03:39 PM
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Thinking about adding some 2in lowering blocks to the 99 Road King..Im already running the dirty air ride kit for the back...just want it to sit a Little lower on the cruise nights..Do the cons out weigh the Pro's?? Need a little advice here??
 
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Not a fan. Friend of mine had the wiring harness running under the rear fender frayed from the tire bottoming out and rubbing.
 
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Don't do it, friend had the same problem Kojak described.
 
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Originally Posted by Speedspeed
Thinking about adding some 2in lowering blocks to the 99 Road King..Im already running the dirty air ride kit for the back...just want it to sit a Little lower on the cruise nights..Do the cons out weigh the Pro's?? Need a little advice here??
I'm pretty sure lowering blocks in your case would be an absolute NO GO. The Dirty Air Kit lowers the bike pretty much as low as it will go before the tire hits the fender. Two inches more would drop the fender right on top of the tire.
 
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Why would you want to take a bike that rides like a truck as it is and lower it some more ?
 
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that's all I needed to read thank you
 
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