Fatboy Lo Preload adjustment??
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Fatboy Lo Preload adjustment??
When adjusting the preload on your shocks do you have to have the bike on the ground or can you do them on a mc jack. Asking because the book says to have the bike on the jiffy stand and my 1 1/16 wrench won't fit under it.
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i have the 2010 fatboy lo i bought last sept the girll and i was riding we hit a pot hole almost got fliped of we bottom out real bad. i called harley they set my shocks up at 260 pounds now it rides alot better. playing with the shocks is a pain in the *** lol. i was playing with shocks a turned the shocks to much the bolt came out the rear end went down harley came to pick up the bike be careful whem fooling with the shocks
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After reading a lot of posts on the adjusting topic, I attempted adjusting my Xbones'. I let the bike down off the jack onto a 3" thick piece of wood and 3" worth of plywood under the jiffy stand. My jack got in the way, no way to get at the shocks. I crawled down there and to my surprise the lock nuts were bearly tighter than hand tight. I could get my 1-1/16" wrench on the high-side nut but not the low-side. I tried a pair of waterpump pliers and to my surprise I was able to turn it out. I used the spanner wrench to my 4-1/2" angle grinder to backout the shock 3 turns. I'm still waiting on my suicide clutch from Labriola, so I can't test it, but it seems a lot firmer.
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i have the 2010 fatboy lo i bought last sept the girll and i was riding we hit a pot hole almost got fliped of we bottom out real bad. i called harley they set my shocks up at 260 pounds now it rides alot better. playing with the shocks is a pain in the *** lol. i was playing with shocks a turned the shocks to much the bolt came out the rear end went down harley came to pick up the bike be careful whem fooling with the shocks
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So from what I understand the jack wil be in the way of the shocks.
I guess I will try to raise the bike on some plywood and if I have to I can cut down a cheapo 1 1/16 wrench.
I guess I will try to raise the bike on some plywood and if I have to I can cut down a cheapo 1 1/16 wrench.
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to me the shock setting is a **** poor desighn from harley. everybody here has a hard time with softtail shocks NOT ONLY ME LOL
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Thanks for the info guys. When I get home again in a few weeks I will try it with a cut down wrench. Hopefully I won't be stopped by an over abundance of thread locker, like I have read about.
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