Best $16 I ever spent
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From: Dayton
Best $16 I ever spent (lowering bolts)
Bought them lowering bolts off ebay middle of winter and just now got around to putting them in. Quite a challenge considering I don't have a press and don't have a bench vice. Ingenuity wins the day though.
Don't forget to hole-saw a hole through the 2x4s so the shock eyelet has somewhere to sit and not bind when you hit it with the jack.
Parts:
The bike sits and rides incredible! (man, did that Heritage sit high!) Set it up as low as it would go. Bike has lower center of gravity that's really noticible. Best mod yet. (at least it will hold me until a set of Shotgun shocks come along)
And:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0INoPeN4Mk
Went out for about a half hour over all types of roads and the ride was great.
Side note: Jack doesn't slide under the bike now, lol.
Don't forget to hole-saw a hole through the 2x4s so the shock eyelet has somewhere to sit and not bind when you hit it with the jack.
Parts:
The bike sits and rides incredible! (man, did that Heritage sit high!) Set it up as low as it would go. Bike has lower center of gravity that's really noticible. Best mod yet. (at least it will hold me until a set of Shotgun shocks come along)
And:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0INoPeN4Mk
Went out for about a half hour over all types of roads and the ride was great.
Side note: Jack doesn't slide under the bike now, lol.
Last edited by Benway; Aug 17, 2012 at 02:16 PM. Reason: Added Video Link
Road Master
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From: Peach Bottom, PA
I agree! Bought the cheapest kit I could find on eBay and couldn't be happier with it. Funny thing is, my buddy bought one of the $100 "kits" and got the same exact bolts and photocopied instruction sheet I got for $18!
Road Warrior
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From: Nuevo Mexico USA
Nice, I bought the ones off ebay also... great quality and love the look and feel of the stiff ride. They will also hold my over till I can buy the Shotgun Shocks aswell.. I used a drill press to take mine apart, couldnt be happier.
Road Warrior
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From: North Carolina
Nice job Benway! I originally ordered those too and they were great quality and the same everyone pays big money for. Great idea on the press. 
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I rode mine around lowered for a few years. On a whim I put it back to stock, took it for a ride and realized I made a mistake lowering it.
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I can't notice a difference really. Same shock, not compressed, just lowered. The only realistic thing you could notice would be bottoming out sooner, but haven't noticed that yet.
So, I'm going to argue against the ride being stiffer. Same shock and it's not compressed, so I don't know where that comes from. Sure it will bottom out sooner, that's a given, but my god that thing was sitting high, so there's plenty of room to play.
Just search ebay for harley softail lowering bolts. They'll be under $20.
So, I'm going to argue against the ride being stiffer. Same shock and it's not compressed, so I don't know where that comes from. Sure it will bottom out sooner, that's a given, but my god that thing was sitting high, so there's plenty of room to play.
Just search ebay for harley softail lowering bolts. They'll be under $20.
Last edited by Benway; Mar 10, 2012 at 08:41 PM.