Since U didn't say,, By any chance,,, IS IT Lowered,?????

If so,, they will most always ride HARSH...

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Good catch. I assumed it was 'stock'.

 

It is interesting that to lower a Softail, you lengthen the shock and drive the wheel up into the fender. Harmfully reducing travel (comfort) However I am like the FP, no way am I going to spend + $1500 on shocks. Couple things I have notice is I am not completely understanding how compressing the springs adds carrying capacity to the rear. The springs do not appear to be progressive wound or wound from tapered spring rod. Also note how they are fabricated. You would think shortening the spring would make them shorter and raise the ride height. However it does not and what you crank down on it spits the shock end out further. The stay the same length no matter how they are adjusted. Note this aftermarket shock has another extension screwed into it for an actually length adjustment. I show it only because it also show how the weight adjustmen work. The in and out and up and down can get confusing on how it has been described to adjust them. Anchor has it hooked better then I have ever seen.

 

I don't think it's lowered but I'm not absolutely positive actually. I'm going to the dealer in a day or two and get it adjusted and checked.

 

Even on a non-progressive spring, the more it is compressed, the more force is required. Increasing the preload makes it behave somewhat like a stiffer spring, requiring more force to reach the end of the shock travel.

Increasing the preload on our shocks does the same thing as increasing the preload on conventional side-mounted shocks. It's just a little harder to understand, since the spring works to hold the shocks in their shortest position, rather than their most extended position. That's the opposite of most coil-over-shock setups.

 

Thanks Warp, Now it make since. To add more load capacity, you squeeze it. To understand the load. Just for an example, take the spring and hang 200 lbs on it and it comes out 6". Hangs another 100 lbs on it and you get 3" more. Nine inches and 300 lbs together and it's a go. That analogy work for everyone?

 

Right. Let's say a coil spring (non-progressive) requires 100 lbs to compress it one inch. Each additional inch of compression will require an additional 100 pounds. So one inch needs 100 lbs, 2 inches needs 200 pounds, 3 inches needs 300 lbs, etc.

If you start with 1 inch of preload, the first inch of compression at 100 pounds is already gone, so now an inch of compression will start at 200 lbs, the second inch will require 300, etc.