question about progressive shocks
Road Captain
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Watch you don't have the tire into the rear fender.
With the progressives, as you go longer, the travel increases, giving a much nicer ride, and mostly a bit more ground clearance, BUT the wheel travel increases, so compressed, the shock will have the same clearance between the tire and fender.
Put lowering blocks on and the tire may hit the fender when the shocks compress all the way.
If you HAVE to look cool with a low ride, stay with the same length shock, the ride will be better with the same look.
I have a set of heavy duty progressives 12 inch shocks with 400 miles on them for sale.
I went to 12.5 (up an inch over stock), and love the ride and ground clearance!
Brett
With the progressives, as you go longer, the travel increases, giving a much nicer ride, and mostly a bit more ground clearance, BUT the wheel travel increases, so compressed, the shock will have the same clearance between the tire and fender.
Put lowering blocks on and the tire may hit the fender when the shocks compress all the way.
If you HAVE to look cool with a low ride, stay with the same length shock, the ride will be better with the same look.
I have a set of heavy duty progressives 12 inch shocks with 400 miles on them for sale.
I went to 12.5 (up an inch over stock), and love the ride and ground clearance!
Brett
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I would prefer to also go to the 12.5 inch 412s however am concerned about raising the bike too much for my wife who is 5' 3", thus the reason we chose the Nightster.
Thanks in advance, appreciate the info you've already posted...
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Lowering Blocks
They Also change the load on the bolts and shock mounts greatly Increasing It. A shock leaned farther back has a more progressive action.
I have heard of Lowering blocks breaking and making a stiffer or HD progressive spring feel even heavier.
A way to compensate would be Lowering blocks and a lighter load spring on the progressive shock,,That company will work with you tho,,,
Lowering blocks alow a longer shock for a given ride height and any progressive shock/spring combo will function better with any extra length you can stand..
I have heard of Lowering blocks breaking and making a stiffer or HD progressive spring feel even heavier.
A way to compensate would be Lowering blocks and a lighter load spring on the progressive shock,,That company will work with you tho,,,
Lowering blocks alow a longer shock for a given ride height and any progressive shock/spring combo will function better with any extra length you can stand..
Road Captain
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The shocks are sold, and the new owner loves them!
Personaly, I would not use the lowering blocks, there IS a lot of force on things.
I hit some whoppers on the road lately, one on a ramp at about 50 mph that I did not see at all, after I hit it I pulled over expecting dented mag's, but they look ok.
I am really surprised a tire did not blow...
I would never run them two up...
I went an inch over stock, and cant see any difference in the way the bike looks...
Brett
Personaly, I would not use the lowering blocks, there IS a lot of force on things.
I hit some whoppers on the road lately, one on a ramp at about 50 mph that I did not see at all, after I hit it I pulled over expecting dented mag's, but they look ok.
I am really surprised a tire did not blow...
I would never run them two up...
I went an inch over stock, and cant see any difference in the way the bike looks...
Brett
Stage IV
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
The shocks are sold, and the new owner loves them!
Personaly, I would not use the lowering blocks, there IS a lot of force on things.
I hit some whoppers on the road lately, one on a ramp at about 50 mph that I did not see at all, after I hit it I pulled over expecting dented mag's, but they look ok.
I am really surprised a tire did not blow...
I would never run them two up...
I went an inch over stock, and cant see any difference in the way the bike looks...
Brett
Personaly, I would not use the lowering blocks, there IS a lot of force on things.
I hit some whoppers on the road lately, one on a ramp at about 50 mph that I did not see at all, after I hit it I pulled over expecting dented mag's, but they look ok.
I am really surprised a tire did not blow...
I would never run them two up...
I went an inch over stock, and cant see any difference in the way the bike looks...
Brett
Last edited by maste; Jun 12, 2010 at 09:10 PM.
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