shock help please
Road Captain
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They should work. You might have to add some washers on the right side in order to clear the belt guard as they are a bigger diameter than your stock shocks. They will also raise your ride height slightly as they are a longer shock.
Road Master
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From: Clinton IA
They will fit with some washers or spacers, they are longer than stock and will raise your seat up. You can get back to stock height (or really close) with 1" lowering blocks. Check DK Customs, I bought the M.A.C.s Fabriaction blocks and they aren't nearly as nice as the ones from DK.
You'll also need some 1/8"NPT schrader valves, sometimes sold as "tank valves", I found mine in a hardware store with the air compressors for $3 a pair. Sometimes you can get that take off shocks with an air line kit, then you wouldn't need those valves. You'll need some kind of low volume hand pump as well. Progressive makes one, so does HD.
Yes, they'll work. They are 13" and like edge said, they will be even smoother and sit a bit lower if you couple them up with a 1" set of lowering blocks.
You should be able to get a nice slightly used pair for under $100 on ebay.
I ran mine like that with the schrader valves and extra washers to clear the belt guard for a couple of years. Very nice ride.
Lowering Block Link
You should be able to get a nice slightly used pair for under $100 on ebay.
I ran mine like that with the schrader valves and extra washers to clear the belt guard for a couple of years. Very nice ride.
Lowering Block Link
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