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Old Dec 23, 2017 | 05:10 PM
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I have a new 18 Street Bob and I haven't had any luck finding a rear lowering shock. The Heritage Classic and Fat Bob each have an OEM accessory one listed but none for the FXBB.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
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On the 2018s the shock is under the seat, not under the bike like they used to be on the 2017 and earlier softails. I don't think you can lower most of the 2018s including the Street Bob.
 

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Both of the P&A lowering shocks you mentioned have remote preload adjusters, which the Street Bob does not and both are listed as “New Arrivals”.

My two thoughts are:

One without the remote adjuster may be coming.
You could probably mount the remote adjuster and use one of the others.
 
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Thanks to a Mat Laidlaw YouTube video I found out that the Street Bob already has a lowered rear suspension the same as the P&A Heritage Classic or FatBob one.

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