Progerssive Fork Spring Installation
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RE: Progerssive Fork Spring Installation
Can't say enough about the cap nut socket. Best money ever spent and the progressives are great, front and back. For people that do not have a second pair of hands, it was an easy one man job for me.
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RE: Progerssive Fork Spring Installation
On a couple of other bikes I used a rope tied to an overhead beam to get all the weight off the front forks and extend them to the max. The springs didn't extend past the top of the fork with the nut removed. Easy spring replacement. Don't know if this would work with a Harley, but perhaps its been done before.
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RE: Progerssive Fork Spring Installation
ORIGINAL: hogsport
Did you get the springs from HD?
Did you get the springs from HD?
The rear shocks I'm using are Progresive 412's.
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RE: Progerssive Fork Spring Installation
ORIGINAL: cHarley
Some people use a heavier weight fork oil with the stock springs to firm up the front suspension but if you are changing the springs to Progressive's I would use the standard 15 weight oil.
Some people use a heavier weight fork oil with the stock springs to firm up the front suspension but if you are changing the springs to Progressive's I would use the standard 15 weight oil.
That slight change in fork oil weight made a BIG difference.
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I'm getting ready to do a fork oil change, bought some of those DBI fork caps with removable plug, so I won't need to remove the caps to add new oil ever again.
http://www.bkrider.com/bkrider/skuse...eria=C01000656
A bit pricey, but I used Amazon points, so cost nothing. Better than buying some useless bling.
I might pick up some springs too, if only $70. I was going with the Belray 15 too.
John
http://www.bkrider.com/bkrider/skuse...eria=C01000656
A bit pricey, but I used Amazon points, so cost nothing. Better than buying some useless bling.
I might pick up some springs too, if only $70. I was going with the Belray 15 too.
John
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I tell you they sure made a difference. Money well spent.
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I installed the Progressive Fork Springs back when my 2007 1200-C had about 5,000 miles on it. It now has 22,500, I used and still use BelRay 7w fork oil. Progressive says it doesn't matter which end goes in first but I did some logical thinking and put them in progressive end first. My thinking was that if you placed the progressive wound end at the top the entire spring had to move before taking advantage of the progressive feature. At the bottom the progressive part can react first. I used a purpose made fork cap socket and palmed the wrench like cHarley did. I used the supplied 3" spacers at their full length which raised the front about .75". That worked out perfectly with the 13.5" 440's in the rear.
Last edited by 1200Cdriver; Oct 31, 2014 at 10:44 AM.