They work by putting longer bolts so you can lower and raise the rear by adjusting the nuts. You don't have to lower the front, but the bike will handle better if lowered evenly.

 

Leave my old lady out of this.......


Shakey

 

LMAO....Thanks Shakey, I needed a good laugh!

I put the progressives in the front and bolts for the rear. Rode like achuck wagon. Replaced rear shocks with Hi-Lo air Suspension and you cant ask for anything better.

Good Luck with your decision!

 

I've read that others that did 2" on rear only really messed up the stability of the bike, making it very unstable at highway speeds. Also it will ride like a hardtail, So just do Ur home work and research it before making changes...
Use the search in here and or Google it and U'll get the info U need to make an intelligent decision.

 

i just put the progressive 422 in, dropped the back about 1 1/4, replaced the fork springs and lowered about 3/4 inch, bike rides like a champ now, solid as a rock and so easy to handle

 

How much of a pain in the a$$ job is this? And does anyone have before and after pics? Thanks.

 

It's no day at the beach, but if you have the instructions, a shop manual and an assortment of hand tools and a lift, it's doable. The lowering kit I used did NOT require disassembly of shocks, which requires some type of press. Please don't try this with cheap dime-store hand tools, you'll just ruin the hardware.

For me, removing the shocks was the main source of grief. The rear shock mount bolts are installed gorilla-grip tight, and the front mounting/adjusting nuts are hard to reach.
To remove these front shock nuts (two pairs), I had to loosen and remove the forward-most nuts, lower the bike and re-position my Craftsman lift in order to reach the rear-most forward mounting nuts. They're kinda recessed in a frame cross member, and were a source of aggravation because of the way the lift is constructed. If I could figure out a way to lift the bike with a sling from an overhead-type lift, it would be easy.

And after you get everything loose or removed, the shocks don't want to come out! They will, just keep moving them until you get clearance. I think Harley built the bike around the shocks.

I didn't take pictures, because a camera would have been just another object for me to throw across my yard.

 

this is the product i used....easy enough fix but you will have to compress the shocks to take old studs off and put new ones on...its the third product from the left when you open the site
http://www.progressivesuspension.com...ies/index.html

 

so rebel w/ those shocks can u slam it & still get a comfy ride?