Lowering
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Cool, thought I remember seeing you post that somewhere. It seems that with the lowering kit, the ride doesn't seem to suffer as much. I ride 1up and 2up and the ride doesn't seem all that different from stock with the lowering collars from Dead Creek.
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What are the options for lowering the rear of a 06 softail?
Last edited by Texas_Joe; Nov 7, 2012 at 12:19 AM.
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Wonder why the ride with the collars are smoother?
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There is no way this can be true. Both the bolts and the collars do the same thing, just with a different piece of metal.
The ride quality difference expressed by a few members could be attributed to a few things. First would be where the preload is set on that particular shock. Then wear and tear, and age of parts, could certainly come into play. Also, individual tolerance for ride could be a factor also. The amount of lowering will come into play as well, the closer you are riding to the bumpstop the harsher the ride will be.
To the OP, save your $ and buy the shotgun. The ability to have a smooth ride an almost any ride height is awesome.
The ride quality difference expressed by a few members could be attributed to a few things. First would be where the preload is set on that particular shock. Then wear and tear, and age of parts, could certainly come into play. Also, individual tolerance for ride could be a factor also. The amount of lowering will come into play as well, the closer you are riding to the bumpstop the harsher the ride will be.
To the OP, save your $ and buy the shotgun. The ability to have a smooth ride an almost any ride height is awesome.
Last edited by 24v; Nov 7, 2012 at 07:35 AM.
