Have already been looking at the RaceTech springs, still need to read up on the Intiminators, don't know enough about them to make an informed decision yet.
There's a lot of info at the link I posted...but the bottom line is, the RT springs will be a more firm ride, and the Intiminators will make the compression and rebound much smoother. They also reduce front end dive and the possibility of bottoming out.
The springs by themselves will be a very nice improvement, with the Intiminator, a much larger improvement.
The best you can get is something like the AK-20's, or Ohlin's cartridge system...but those are well over 1K.
What we run in our Sportys are the springs with the Intiminators...they are 50-60% as good as the best, but at a fraction of the price.
To keep a 2017 Superlow XL1200T with 11.5" shocks the same ride height is there a Road King air shock for that and if so do you have a part number please?
Andy, look at mine this weekend, I have them fitted.
The RK are the same size as I had previously just much more comfortable.
They will work on the trike as well
To keep a 2017 Superlow XL1200T with 11.5" shocks the same ride height is there a Road King air shock for that and if so do you have a part number please?
There are quite a few lengths of air shocks available for the various big twins, there was a list of lengths, models and part numbers posted on a thread a while ago, you could do a search and read thru the threads to find it.
OK I went back and found the post with the sizes, models and part numbers, hope this helps and I am keeping this for future reference so if anyone can add to the list please post or PM me and I will update the list:
FYI: the stock shocks on my Roadster measure just a hair over 13" (center to center of the bolt hole) and my air shocks also measure 13" when at full extension.
Below is a partial list posted by another member a while ago. Looks like there were 11.5", 12", 12.5" & 13"
54532-85
54536-02A
54540-93
54565-09 FLH FLHT FLHR FLHTI 13" (G5E3-00)
54565-97 (A) FLH 13"
54565-97 (B)
54565-97 (C)
54631-02B Road king FLHRS or FLHX or FLTRX 12" shock pair "low profile"
54632-98 bagger 12" or 12.5
54635-09 12"
54661-02A Road King FLHR Street Glide 12" single shock "lowered"
54662-09 street glide 11.5"
For anyone else considering the change, I've read all kinds of complicated ways, special tools, homemade things, to get the old oil out. I just put one at a time on the bike upside down, lowered the jack (one shock holds an empty bike just fine) and a gentle push on the seat would pump it up and down, squirted the oil out quick - put a tube on it so it doesn't spray all over. Let my grandson do one it was so easy.
04-08-2018, 12:47 PM
