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Originally Posted by hellonewman
The slugs or plastic tubes is how its done and you cut them to length depending on the bike and ride height. Progressive sends white PVC plastic pipes with their springs and you have to remove the baffles to make it work. Thats the first thing I thought when I saw the baffles were removed.
Ya know, I was just thinkin'.....Why not put the slugs at the bottom. Wouldn't that take away the need to remove the baffles?
 
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