Anyone lowered a 2018 Heritage
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Road Warrior
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Anyone lowered a 2018 Heritage
I'm vertically chalanged and therefore would like to lower my ride.
HD offers both rear and front lowering kits for the 2018 Heritage Classic.
I already use a Reach seat that gets me down and forward making reaching the foot controls much easier and I can flat foot one side or the other but not both.
The lowering kits are costly and only claim to drop about 1".
Wondering if this drop is noticeable and the benefit worth the cost.
Thanks
HD offers both rear and front lowering kits for the 2018 Heritage Classic.
I already use a Reach seat that gets me down and forward making reaching the foot controls much easier and I can flat foot one side or the other but not both.
The lowering kits are costly and only claim to drop about 1".
Wondering if this drop is noticeable and the benefit worth the cost.
Thanks
Cruiser
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I'm toying w/ the same idea to lower my Fat Bob a tad. I called Progressive suspension last year to talk about their upcoming developments and they told me they are working on the '18 Softail options. I'm personally going to wait a bit to see what comes out in the next few months. I'm 5'6" w/ a 30" inseam. Currently, I can flat foot on both sides with my HD Sundowner seat, but I feel like another .5"-.75" of drop would give me that extra comfort and confidence without taking too much away from performance.
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Road Warrior
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Us shorties
I'm toying w/ the same idea to lower my Fat Bob a tad. I called Progressive suspension last year to talk about their upcoming developments and they told me they are working on the '18 Softail options. I'm personally going to wait a bit to see what comes out in the next few months. I'm 5'6" w/ a 30" inseam. Currently, I can flat foot on both sides with my HD Sundowner seat, but I feel like another .5"-.75" of drop would give me that extra comfort and confidence without taking too much away from performance.
Tourer
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From: new zealand
good news
The silver lining. Only the heritage and the FB have the taller shock, so you may find them in demand, and have quite a few offers from deluxe and slim owners looking to swap with you. They get increased travel, you get flat feet. Or flatter 
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Road Warrior
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From: Ormond Beach, Florida
Sure would be good news
So, If any '18 Deluxe or Slim owner in the Daytona Beach area of Florida might like to swap.....
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I'm toying w/ the same idea to lower my Fat Bob a tad. I'm 5'6" w/ a 30" inseam. Currently, I can flat foot on both sides with my HD Sundowner seat, but I feel like another .5"-.75" of drop would give me that extra comfort and confidence without taking too much away from performance.
While I can flat-foot it, it seems like just an extra half inch would make the difference between comfort and stretching.
Turns out the Fat Bob is the highest seat of all the 2018 Softails. Harley makes a lowering shock kit; I've thought about getting it but it's not high on my priority list. Might be something you want to look at though?
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You might take a look at Daytona boots with integral "lifts" in them. Should get you another 2".
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If one of the Softails out there is using the same shock as used in the Harley lowering kit, and wants to swap for a Fat Bob shock, I'd be up for that.
