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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 03:46 AM
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Bought my softail brand new and just wanted to know if the bike will drop a bit after the suspension breaks in or will it stay the same?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 06:13 AM
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i dont think it will lower much but rear lowering bolts are cheap if you need get down alittle lower
 
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Adjusting the preload may lower it some, but its already 1 inch lower than the rest of the softails. The deluxe and fatboy lo come that way. Plenty of threads on shock adjustment here.
 
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