Progressive Drop in Springs and Going Lower
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Progressive Drop in Springs and Going Lower
Hey Guys,
I have the progressive drop on springs in my 06 fxst and have trimmed the 4.5" pvc spacer to 4 inches for the lowest possible ride height that the kit recommends. I was wondering if any of you guys have taken more than 1/2" of the spacer. The kit says do not remove more than 1/2" and do not add any more than 1" to the length listed for your model in the directions. My dilema is I want to go lower. I would like to trim the pvc spacer to 3 1/2" for an additional drop. Has anybody done this? Does it cause the front end to bottom out?
Thanks,
Rick
I have the progressive drop on springs in my 06 fxst and have trimmed the 4.5" pvc spacer to 4 inches for the lowest possible ride height that the kit recommends. I was wondering if any of you guys have taken more than 1/2" of the spacer. The kit says do not remove more than 1/2" and do not add any more than 1" to the length listed for your model in the directions. My dilema is I want to go lower. I would like to trim the pvc spacer to 3 1/2" for an additional drop. Has anybody done this? Does it cause the front end to bottom out?
Thanks,
Rick
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Jacksonville, Florida
I am sure they have cut it that low, but the lowest that I have seen discussed on here was 3 3/4 .
Go for it, and if it is too much then just buy another 8 inches of PVC pipe from hardware store, and start over.
Go for it, and if it is too much then just buy another 8 inches of PVC pipe from hardware store, and start over.
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DarkTrak... said he cut his to 3.5" with stock trees and sofar no issues... He also said that like that it went down around 1.75 to 2.00 total drop. I'm doing mine soon so I was reading up a little and seen this thread hope it helps... Lets us know when you finished.
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Its only PVC pipe, if you cut too much swing by Home Depot or Lowes and pic up some more. I went prior to chopping mine in case I cut too much off so I wouldn't have to stop what I was doing to buy more.
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I have a 03 train and got the kit 2day. Do I need to take the forks off? and I want 2in off drop should I cut it off at 4 since it says 4.5?
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