front and rear drop? Recommendations...
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From: SOUTH-ALABAMA
I did this kit for my 07 Standard, I posted some of this in the standard thread, should help ya out.
"Just got my Progressive Lowering kit in yesterday and tackled it at the shop last night. After rolling around the best way to get it in the air to get underneath it comfortably and work we came up with this. Worked like a champ. I'm 6'3", so it was bad *** to be able to get it up in the air high enough to walk under it. 2 4X4's, a forklift and some ratchet straps."
I'm going to take some pics of it at its new height tonight and show yall a good before and after. Looking back, this kit was really easy to install. I spent most of my time trying to come up with a way to compress the shock. After many attempts at different techniques I got a spring compression kit from the auto parts store. Squeezed it from both sides, the bottom hooking around the bottom of the cylinder, and the top hooking to a plate we made out of 1/2" AL that slid over the spindle far enough to make contact. I have my pre-load set to what the instructions called "lightest". I need to adjust it out to make the ride a little stiffer. It feels like stock now, just want to tighten it up a bit to prevent some bottoming out. I have a progressive 2" front drop planned for next week. I took the nut out to with in 3/8" from the end of the rod, this netted me just about 2", maybe a hair under. I love the way it feels, cant wait to get the front matching.
Question : When adjusting the pre-load for a stiffer ride, am I capturing the cylinder with the spanner, loosening the lock nut, and then running the next nut in towards the cylinder? As said above, I just bottomed it all out to the "lightest" to have a good starting point, but think that it needs to be tightened up a tad.
oh yea, lifting your baby 6 feet up in the air? ****ing nerve racking. I went over those ratchet straps 4 times, then once more before I put her in the air.
"Just got my Progressive Lowering kit in yesterday and tackled it at the shop last night. After rolling around the best way to get it in the air to get underneath it comfortably and work we came up with this. Worked like a champ. I'm 6'3", so it was bad *** to be able to get it up in the air high enough to walk under it. 2 4X4's, a forklift and some ratchet straps."
I'm going to take some pics of it at its new height tonight and show yall a good before and after. Looking back, this kit was really easy to install. I spent most of my time trying to come up with a way to compress the shock. After many attempts at different techniques I got a spring compression kit from the auto parts store. Squeezed it from both sides, the bottom hooking around the bottom of the cylinder, and the top hooking to a plate we made out of 1/2" AL that slid over the spindle far enough to make contact. I have my pre-load set to what the instructions called "lightest". I need to adjust it out to make the ride a little stiffer. It feels like stock now, just want to tighten it up a bit to prevent some bottoming out. I have a progressive 2" front drop planned for next week. I took the nut out to with in 3/8" from the end of the rod, this netted me just about 2", maybe a hair under. I love the way it feels, cant wait to get the front matching.
Question : When adjusting the pre-load for a stiffer ride, am I capturing the cylinder with the spanner, loosening the lock nut, and then running the next nut in towards the cylinder? As said above, I just bottomed it all out to the "lightest" to have a good starting point, but think that it needs to be tightened up a tad.
oh yea, lifting your baby 6 feet up in the air? ****ing nerve racking. I went over those ratchet straps 4 times, then once more before I put her in the air.
Last edited by twisted125; Aug 13, 2009 at 10:42 AM.
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From: SOUTH-ALABAMA
I would say I have about the same mech ability and it was a lot easier than I had thought. If you don't have a press and end up getting a coil spring compressor like I had mentioned in my previous post, go REALLY slow when compressing them. I put the bottom eyelet in a rag in a vise with the shock sticking straight up. The guy at the store will tell you to use an impact to turn the nuts and compress your shock. Slap him and use two ratchets, one on each side with a helper matching your turns so you keep it straight. I would also advise throwing a strap around the outside of the clamps that would in turn circle the cylinder just in case one of those things decides to dance off the side and let go. The strap will create some interference before they can get to you. After getting the guts out, it was simply undo this, undo that, screw on this, screw on that, loc tite, loc tite, and back under the bike. I'm really happy I did it all myself, now I know exactly whats going on under there, where all the height adjustment is etc.
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From: SOUTH-ALABAMA
Dont know if anyone is still following this thread or not, but here is a before and after with my progressive rear lowering kit. The pics are from my phone, not highest quality, ill have to get some better ones up.
Before
After
Before
After
R.I.P. BROTHER
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From: Colorado Springs
Nice job on getting that off-roader inspired *** end back down to earth Twist!!
I dunno about you and that forklift though...I though I was the American Psyco. You just stole my crown and set a new standard for badass figure it out on the fly ****!!
Now about them tall *** forks.....Can they even be considred for a little 2" progressive kit?
BTW...Your Standard is badass mang. I cant believe they discontinued that bike...Then again they just dropped the Train as well so go figure. We gots us some Co-Leck-Table Harleys now Bro!
I dunno about you and that forklift though...I though I was the American Psyco. You just stole my crown and set a new standard for badass figure it out on the fly ****!!
Now about them tall *** forks.....Can they even be considred for a little 2" progressive kit?
BTW...Your Standard is badass mang. I cant believe they discontinued that bike...Then again they just dropped the Train as well so go figure. We gots us some Co-Leck-Table Harleys now Bro!
Road Master
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From: Southern Cal
Chaz you mean pre front end droppage and the after is dropped with a TON OF OTHER $hit done!!!Bike looks great BTW!!!
R.I.P. BROTHER
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From: Colorado Springs
Man the Limbo pole is getting lower and lower....Limbo-Limbo Jack be quick..Get yo' *** under that limbo stick!!
Limbo Edition....
Road Master
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From: SOUTH-ALABAMA
Nice job on getting that off-roader inspired *** end back down to earth Twist!!
I dunno about you and that forklift though...I though I was the American Psyco. You just stole my crown and set a new standard for badass figure it out on the fly ****!!
Now about them tall *** forks.....Can they even be considred for a little 2" progressive kit?
BTW...Your Standard is badass mang. I cant believe they discontinued that bike...Then again they just dropped the Train as well so go figure. We gots us some Co-Leck-Table Harleys now Bro!
I dunno about you and that forklift though...I though I was the American Psyco. You just stole my crown and set a new standard for badass figure it out on the fly ****!!
Now about them tall *** forks.....Can they even be considred for a little 2" progressive kit?
BTW...Your Standard is badass mang. I cant believe they discontinued that bike...Then again they just dropped the Train as well so go figure. We gots us some Co-Leck-Table Harleys now Bro!
R.I.P. BROTHER
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From: Colorado Springs
Twist....The image of your Scoot up on that lift will live in my mind for quite some time.
Cant wait to see the front end join the *** in getting under that Limbo Pole!!
Funny you say as had I not bought a Train the standard was on my short list. Just a straight foward Harley canvas ready to be tweaked and fiddled with.
Thanks for the comps Mang!!
Cant wait to see the front end join the *** in getting under that Limbo Pole!!
Funny you say as had I not bought a Train the standard was on my short list. Just a straight foward Harley canvas ready to be tweaked and fiddled with.
Thanks for the comps Mang!!
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Road Master
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From: Ewa Beach, Oahu
Holy crap!!!!
Someone, anyone...tell me EXACTLY what I need to do to get the rear of my train as low as this guys!!! This bike is awesome!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hODEuJake_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hODEuJake_Q
Road Master
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From: Oceanside Ca
Someone, anyone...tell me EXACTLY what I need to do to get the rear of my train as low as this guys!!! This bike is awesome!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hODEuJake_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hODEuJake_Q