DeadCreek Cycle lowering kit......
The service manual details is pretty well, or like was said, you can find some pretty good instructions on google. As a tip, when adjusting the shocks, turning the adjuster plate inward (toward the rear of the bike) will soften the shocks and lower the bike (by a small amount). Turning the adjuster plates outward (toward the front of the bike) will increase your preload and will stiffen the shocks. You should only be able to get about 4 complete rotations of the adjuster plate either way. To see where you're at, bottom them all the way one direction, mark a spot on the adjuster plate that you can see, then adjust them all the way the other direction. This will give you an idea of how much adjustment you have altogether. Don't pay attention to the outside of the shock body because that will spin as you move the adjuster plate, but won't do anything to adjust the shocks. The only thing that actually adjusts anything is the adapter plate itself, using the spanner wrench. Most likely, if it hasn't been touched, yours will be set at the lightest setting from the factory.
Hope this helps.
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The service manual details is pretty well, or like was said, you can find some pretty good instructions on google. As a tip, when adjusting the shocks, turning the adjuster plate inward (toward the rear of the bike) will soften the shocks and lower the bike (by a small amount). Turning the adjuster plates outward (toward the front of the bike) will increase your preload and will stiffen the shocks. You should only be able to get about 4 complete rotations of the adjuster plate either way. To see where you're at, bottom them all the way one direction, mark a spot on the adjuster plate that you can see, then adjust them all the way the other direction. This will give you an idea of how much adjustment you have altogether. Don't pay attention to the outside of the shock body because that will spin as you move the adjuster plate, but won't do anything to adjust the shocks. The only thing that actually adjusts anything is the adapter plate itself, using the spanner wrench. Most likely, if it hasn't been touched, yours will be set at the lightest setting from the factory.
Hope this helps.
The service manual details is pretty well, or like was said, you can find some pretty good instructions on google. As a tip, when adjusting the shocks, turning the adjuster plate inward (toward the rear of the bike) will soften the shocks and lower the bike (by a small amount). Turning the adjuster plates outward (toward the front of the bike) will increase your preload and will stiffen the shocks. You should only be able to get about 4 complete rotations of the adjuster plate either way. To see where you're at, bottom them all the way one direction, mark a spot on the adjuster plate that you can see, then adjust them all the way the other direction. This will give you an idea of how much adjustment you have altogether. Don't pay attention to the outside of the shock body because that will spin as you move the adjuster plate, but won't do anything to adjust the shocks. The only thing that actually adjusts anything is the adapter plate itself, using the spanner wrench. Most likely, if it hasn't been touched, yours will be set at the lightest setting from the factory.
Hope this helps.
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Front to stiffen it. If it's soft, you'll bounce more and bottom out. Stock setup is for 180lbs, IIRC. I was about 225 last time I was on my bike with stock preload while solo and only bottomed out one large bumps on the interstate. Before that I was at about 240 two up with a passenger that was a fattie (she's gone fortunately) and bottomed out several times going through town. If you're riding two up, you'll probably want it all the wa stiff to compensate for the additional weight and the difference in the lowering if you're going with 2". Bottoming out is not fun. It's a little worse for me because I have an inner fender liner that likes to scrape the outside 1/8" of my tire when I bottom.
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