Originally Posted by bikerlaw

Progressive Suspensions drop in fork kit will get the front end down. I have it installed on my Road King at a 1 1/4" drop and I love it, but you can drop the forks up to two inches if you wish. Countless forum members have done it with great success. Not sure who would tell you lowering the front end is not a good idea, but, OK. Obviously, lowering any suspension component limits its ability to work effectively, but if you need the bike low, you will have SOME give and take.


As far as the rear goes, you could try lowering blocks again, or a set of 11.5 inch shocks, but any 11.5-12 inch shocks will give you a nice drop. The brand is up to you. Progressive shocks are probablly as good or better than the MOCO hand adjustable shocks. The factory shocks are 12 3/4 inches eye to eye. So a 12 inch Low Profile Hand Adjustable MOCO shocks will only net you 3/4 of an inch drop. An 11.5 shock will give you a little more, or you could look to bitchen' baggers. They will modify the factory 12 3/4 shocks, and shorten them to pretty much any length you like. Personally, I would go 11 1/4 inches bitchen' bagger shocks if it was my wifes Road King before I did lowering blocks again, but that's just me. And bitchen' baggers will modify the factory shocks for only $175.


If your looking for the best bang for the buck at the absolute lowest you can humanly go, Burly sells their "Slammer" kit for well under $300 delivered. That will get you the drop in fork kit, and a tiny set of 10.5 rear shocks. I installed that kit on the wife's Sportster. She swears buy the Slammer kit, and truly loves it. Sportsters may be small bikes, but they have very high seats heights. For example, a 2015 Sportster 72 has a 2 inch taller seat height than a similar year Softail Deluxe (laden seat height). And with the Bulry Slammer, my 5'6 wife could easily flat foot her Sporty. I suspect the same would be the case on the wife's King.


edit: One last thing to remember, if you lower the bike too much, you will have to address the kickstand. Both my Road King, and my wife's Sportster needed the kickstand modded to keep the bikes from falling over to the right, once the lowering kits were added. Just something to think about.

Originally Posted by Delta

Does 6 points = 1 turn?

Originally Posted by Farmboy666

I have an 09 RK lowered 1 inch. Progressives in the front and hand adjustable in the back. PO was short and I'm 6'4" but don't have any problem with it except the kick stand. How did you mod yours?

Originally Posted by austinslider

I know Progressive has a more budget friendly 944's...but I'd rather spemd a few extra dollars on a better shock.

Originally Posted by bikerlaw

I used (or should I say, my brother used) his Oxy/Accet torches. I removed the kickstand from the bike, leaned the bike against the wall and heated the kickstant right at its 90 degree bend. Heated it till it was a nice cherry red, stuck the short end in a vice and bent it about an inch and a half up. Let it cool down completely naturally. No water or oil quench to quick cool it, and ten minutes later, put it back on. Now the bike sits perfect and doesn't want to flip over with the bars cocked all the way to the right.

Originally Posted by NoBoldRider

Progressive 944's will lower it to the same height as a Street Glide. They now have a 944 low that wil lower it another inch.