Pro-Action disappointment
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From: space
After watching their adjustment video, I need to adjust the right side shock. Doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know.
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From: Bunola pa
yep, alot of the women up here dont take care of themselves either and are riddled with potholes too.
glen, hope you get the shocks straightened out, i guess the swingarms isnt as stiff as id think it would be side to side.
glen, hope you get the shocks straightened out, i guess the swingarms isnt as stiff as id think it would be side to side.
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From: Danbury CT
If you have one bumper touching the bottom and the other one is a quarter inch away and you don't feel it bottoming out I would just leave it as it is.
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It was my first ride, maybe two miles. We've been having thunderstorms and rain. I was going to head out on Sunday, but now that I have the shocks I can wait until Monday or Tuesday. Hopefully, we'll get a long enough break in the weather on Sunday for a longer ride.
What was interesting is that during the install, the right side bolts lined up perfectly and the left side was off by only a smidge. I do have to take a grinder to the bottom brace of my sissy bar. They were so close to touching the top of the shocks, I don't think that I could have slipped a piece of paper between the two.
And you are correct. I rewatched the fine tuning video and it was the "clicker" that he said to only adjust on the right side. This newer video is only 4 months old and the shocks that he's tuning have the red collar.
What was interesting is that during the install, the right side bolts lined up perfectly and the left side was off by only a smidge. I do have to take a grinder to the bottom brace of my sissy bar. They were so close to touching the top of the shocks, I don't think that I could have slipped a piece of paper between the two.
And you are correct. I rewatched the fine tuning video and it was the "clicker" that he said to only adjust on the right side. This newer video is only 4 months old and the shocks that he's tuning have the red collar.
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From: anacoco, la
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I have installed three different brands of rear shocks and this is a very common issue. You just have to jack the rear up or down for the second shock install and presto.
I would NOT start playing with the adjustment. If and when adjustment is needed it is always in very small increments. A little makes a lot of difference and you can easily make things worse.
I would NOT start playing with the adjustment. If and when adjustment is needed it is always in very small increments. A little makes a lot of difference and you can easily make things worse.
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