progressive 422s
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From: Hawaii
I'm eyeballin' those 422's myself. I lowered mine a while back with the "no-name, no disassembly required" stud kit from J&P, and I'm pretty pleased with it. BUT, it rides like a rigid, and I'd like a little more "give" in the suspension. And I don't have the peso's for an air ride system.
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From: Macomb MI
I got mine off of Ebay from usmotoman. Shipping was 2 weeks but he was cheaper than anybody else. Have also bought from American Classic http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-P...344658413QQptZ
They aren't too hard to install and the ride is pretty good.
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They aren't too hard to install and the ride is pretty good.
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From: Aloha State
Progressive 422 shocks
Got my 422's from Eastern Performance, hell of a deal. My local dealer wanted $600.00. Crazy, Dropped my Deluxe 1 1/2". Made my ride look sick. Also got the Progressive drop in kit up from. Ride is great.
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From: Desert S. West
The 422's are much better than stock but as Story said; if you're gonna slam it you won't get nearly as much benefit from the shocks over the stock ride. I lowered mine about 1.5" at first and then experimented with the preload until I got it right but I still ended up setting it at around .5" under stock height. I've got a bad back though.
Lots of ways to install it but since you need to get at the middle of the bike you might want to run it up with a bike jack and put 4 auto jack stands under the bike then use your bike jack to raise or lower the wheel when you take off the old and install the new. After it's installed it's just a matter of raising the front enough to get at the adjusting nuts and preload adjuster. Just a thought. I took my time and it took me about 1.5 hours to do but I had never done it before. I could probably do it in under an hour now. It's just a pain to get at some of the nuts. A rubber mallet helped to loosen the back bolts.
I got lucky and found a set for sale on this forum with just 500 miles on 'em 'cause the seller went to the Shotgun air ride.
If you pack a passenger very often you might want to set it firm at first.
Lots of ways to install it but since you need to get at the middle of the bike you might want to run it up with a bike jack and put 4 auto jack stands under the bike then use your bike jack to raise or lower the wheel when you take off the old and install the new. After it's installed it's just a matter of raising the front enough to get at the adjusting nuts and preload adjuster. Just a thought. I took my time and it took me about 1.5 hours to do but I had never done it before. I could probably do it in under an hour now. It's just a pain to get at some of the nuts. A rubber mallet helped to loosen the back bolts.
I got lucky and found a set for sale on this forum with just 500 miles on 'em 'cause the seller went to the Shotgun air ride.
If you pack a passenger very often you might want to set it firm at first.
