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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Default Soft shock rebuild question....

Have searched the forum and cannot find the answer to this one.

Is it possilbe to rebuild or re-ferbish our rear shocks? Workshop manual says not to take apart. Anyone done it? Anything to watch out for?

Can you install a larger/stronger spring (I bottom out a lot!)

Any help on this would be great

Thanks in advance

Rob
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Yes you can change the springs on the softail shocks.Well i know you can on 85-99 so i think you can on the newer ones.Do a search on big red springs
 
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