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Dropped the rear on my 94 Softail with adjustable air shocks. As long as I have an inch above center of the tire and 3/4 of rebound I'm good. And I weigh in at 280.
Lower it as much as I can. I just thought the stiffer I can get it the less it will compress and possibly rub.
If you stiffen it you'll feel every bump straight up your spine. I tried going that route first.
Then went to an air ride. I'm using a Shotgun Shock. There are others though, pricy but worth every penny. IMO
I don't have any "before" pictures. But I was able to look right over the tire between the fender before. I went from this, and this is lowered with the lowering shock extensions. It was a terrible ride To this
Last edited by RANGER73; Apr 20, 2022 at 06:30 AM.
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Lowering Softail questions
