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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Doctrey
I got mine off of ebay for $45. The just push the eyelet on the shock back and down a little more to get the height you want with longer shocks (i.e. Road King air shocks). People are a little leery about using them because they say that having the shock at a different angle isn't safe, but I've had mine for over a year, and they are fine. I love them. I put 13" RK air shocks on my Iron, then put the blocks on. Now, it rides about 1/2" shorter than stock, and I LOVE it. These are the ones I got:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-06...#ht_1157wt_997
These are the cheap ones and have been known to bend under stress. Be safe and get some good ones.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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There are cheap ones that can bend but the ones in the link are very well made.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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I've had good luck with the Tamarack 1" blocks too, I learned about them from a few posts where people had good things to say.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 02:09 AM
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Thank guys. I just bought some used Road King shocks off this forum. Now i've just got to get a lowering bracket and the valves.
 
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