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Old Dec 3, 2013 | 05:44 PM
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I have a 01 sportster 883c and the rear shocks suck, I have a pair of stock shocks off of a 98 dyna so I wanna know if they will fit and would it be much of an improvement over the sportster shocks
 
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Old Dec 3, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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Why do you say your shocks suck? What kind of preload are you running? What are your sag measurements? Your weight and riding style?
 
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Old Dec 3, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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I recently acquired a 2006XL883R and the stock shocks were **** poor, in my opinion. I had an old set of progressive Air shocks off my 1987 FLT and they fit fine. Used some spacers behind upper and lower mount bolts. Look good and work way better than the stockers. Dyna shocks should be close to the same. Killer
 
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