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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 07:30 PM
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Can someone comfirm if the standard air shocks on a 2016 road glide are 12" or 13" center to center shocks.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 07:43 PM
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Ultra is 13". Standard is 12". Special is 12" premium hand adjustable..
 
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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 07:53 PM
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Thanks, much appreciated.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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That was easy. You can stop havin a tantrum now.
 
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RG and RGU have different size shocks. The shorter ones are used on RG a SG the longer on RGU and Ultra. The lower ones are just a bit over 12 inch.
 
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Ultra is 13". Standard is 12". Special is 12" premium hand adjustable..
I got a chuckle out of the "premium" comment. Don't get me wrong, I know thy is what HD calls them. They are far from premium.
 
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I got a chuckle out of the "premium" comment. Don't get me wrong, I know thy is what HD calls them. They are far from premium.
Compared to the old air shocks. They are premium. I have no issues with mine so far. We'll see now that I upgraded the fronts.
 
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