Progressive or road king shocks

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Feb 20, 2011 | 03:26 PM

empire_corsa

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Progressive or road king shocks

Hi I am about to order my shocks and i want to know if the progressive 440 worth it or i should get road king shocks ( I have a 2011 48) and I will ride alot this summer, lots of long trips so help me please :P

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Feb 20, 2011 | 03:35 PM

HDCruzin

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I went with the 11.6" Street Glide air shocks (Arnott Aldans). Same height as my stock and gives a great ride. Finally updated my pic to show them. I got them on eBay for about $80. You can see the chrome valve cap between the oil cover and the tank. I drilled a hole in the plastic wire cover to make easy access to pump them up when needed. I run about 30lbs air for 1-up and 40 for 2-up. Now I can ride without being disappointed in the stock shocks. I also just installed Ricor Intiminators in the forks. Both give a smooth ride.

Feb 20, 2011 | 03:44 PM

Pixiechitos

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I wanted the 440 but when I realized I could get RK shocks for half I jumped at it.

Feb 20, 2011 | 03:50 PM

barrachuck

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RK all the way!!! Love mine...

Feb 20, 2011 | 06:32 PM

wanabe

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have works performance on mine. love how easy they adjust and the ride is great. they build them to your weight (in my case i had them built for a range of my weight up to mine plus my wife). they adjust by just a simple twist (so i can adjust from just me to 2 up too)

Feb 21, 2011 | 05:17 PM

hig4s

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I didn't care about keeping the rear low, so I went with longer Progressives, I like them.

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Feb 21, 2011 | 07:57 PM

1200Cdriver

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I went with the Progressive 440 standards in the 13.5" length, no more spine jarring on bumps, no more squat on take off. They are a perfect compliment to the Progressive fork springs and BelRay 7w fork oil.

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Mar 31, 2012 | 03:23 PM

D2wing

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I just installed Road King air shocks on my Low. The spring rate is about 15-20lbs more than stock so the ride is not smoother. They do absorb big bumps better with a little air 5-7 lbs psi, and they do not bottom out. Good for 2 up but
If you want smoother I'd go with 12.5 inch Proggressive or Works with the lower rated springs under the 75 lb stock rate. It does handle a little better with the RK's over stock. I had 12.5 on another Sporty and they were smoother than either the RK'S or stock. This time I am thinking about 13 inches and longer forks. I am on the verge of going to an Electraglide as I have a bad back.