08 Ultra rear shock question
08 Ultra rear shock question
I wanna ask a question here to get more info on something I was told.
A friend told me that the rear shocks from a newer (he said 18-19) Road Glide will bolt up and work in my 08 Ultra and the older style bags on mine leave enough room to be able to adjust them as well.
Anybody able to chime in on that? I am very curious
A friend told me that the rear shocks from a newer (he said 18-19) Road Glide will bolt up and work in my 08 Ultra and the older style bags on mine leave enough room to be able to adjust them as well.
Anybody able to chime in on that? I am very curious
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They will but the swingarm I believe on the newer bikes is stiffer to handle the one side that is non adjustable, it’s like a slave shock. The one on the right side has all the rebound nd adjustments. I may be wrong but I believe I saw this asked before. Some other smartass will chime in I’m sure. There are tons of us.
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They will but the swingarm I believe on the newer bikes is stiffer to handle the one side that is non adjustable, its like a slave shock. The one on the right side has all the rebound nd adjustments. I may be wrong but I believe I saw this asked before. Some other smartass will chime in Im sure. There are tons of us.
and yes, the shocks will fit, physically. but they are not recommended because of the swingarm. as you can see, there will be some who say, 'i run it, it's fine'. but there are others who will say, 'i tried it and it wasn't fine'. me personally, i wouldn't. i would go with a good set of aftermarket shocks that will distribute the forces equally on both sides of the swingarm.
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I have Ohlins base shocks on my 07 Electra Glide and it Glides. Ificanget it better it would be floating.
I would rather use the proper tool for the job.
I would rather use the proper tool for the job.
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