fork rebuild kit recomendation.

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Aug 21, 2017 | 08:40 PM

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lionsm13

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Originally Posted by Old Rust

Thanks, these don't sound bad for the price. Could be a good upgrade.
A little confused at 2 models that are available for and 17 Iron.
They don't make it clear on the difference between the 3" and the 1"Low.
I guess I could all them.

They were a great upgrade for me!
No more bottoming out ever again and as a result bike feels more stable than it did before.

Aug 21, 2017 | 08:55 PM

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Old Rust

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Originally Posted by lionsm13

They were a great upgrade for me!
No more bottoming out ever again and as a result bike feels more stable than it did before.

Sounds good. American made too.

The bottoming out is important but I really need more stability in the front end. Out of all the bikes that I have rode over the years I think I distrust this stock one most. Feels pretty shaky when hauling on some mountain roads around here.

Thanks again, for the money I don't think I can go wrong.
Might just throw the switch on these.

Aug 29, 2017 | 12:15 PM

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tar_snake

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I just rebuilt my front forks on my '98 Super Glide with a Drag Specialties rebuild kit. If I remember correctly, the kit is the same for your bike. It worked perfectly and I was able to replace (if I wanted or needed) anything on the forks. Easy job, just time consuming. Took me, a seriously disabled gimp, about 3 hours I think it was, maybe 4. $50 beats $100+++ any day of the week and the bike rides like new again and will be good for another 20 years.

Also, I went with Progressive springs in the front forks. Being a heavy person of 6' 1" @275 pounds I wanted to make sure I wouldn't bottom out the forks and screw things up badly. Worked out perfectly for me. All tolled the springs and kit came out to something like $150 I guess, not bad for fixing the front end ride on a motorcycle.

Last edited by tar_snake; Aug 29, 2017 at 12:18 PM.