Anyone swapped their stock shocks for Progressive?
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From: Columbus, OH
Anyone swapped their stock shocks for Progressive?
hi,
i really like the ST shock system. taught enough for good handling, but cushy enough for a compliant ride, but they never bottom out.
I was curious if it gets even better with Progressive's?
I put 440's on my wife's Sporty(granted, the OEM shocks SUCK on the Sporty), and it made a world of difference.
thanks!
i really like the ST shock system. taught enough for good handling, but cushy enough for a compliant ride, but they never bottom out.
I was curious if it gets even better with Progressive's?
I put 440's on my wife's Sporty(granted, the OEM shocks SUCK on the Sporty), and it made a world of difference.
thanks!
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From: So Cal
I also put them on my Sporty in 94 and liked them so I put them on my fatboy. I have the 422 set to lower it 1.5" and I am very happy with them. Overal I think my bike rides better and handles much better than it did with the stock shocks
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From: 'Noke, VA
I just did the 422s on my Train. I'm a little over an inch lower than stock, and the ride is better than stock. You can only do so much with the Softail suspension geometry, but the Progressives are money well spent, and a relatively easy install.
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Just put a set of Works shocks on my `89, I chose them instead of the Progressive shocks because the Works shocks are rebuildable.
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I've read about the 422's and have heard nothing but good on them,,fairly pricey and not easy to install....I still have stock, ? around 50k or so I might replace with them
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They were less than $400 shipped, and it's a 4-bolt install. It took me about 3 hours start-to-finish. Now that I've done it, I could do it again in less than 2. It's not as simple as an oil change, but it's really not difficult.
