Progressive Drop In Kit
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Progressive Drop In Kit
Ok, so here's the deal. My progressive drop in fork kit came in the mail for my 2009 road king classic the other day. I'm kind of new to working on bikes, but I'm an ASE automotive technician, so I'm not completely clueless and mechanically retarded. But as I was reading though the instructions, I found that there is a lot to be desired when it comes to putting all of this together. I was under the impression that i wouldn't have to remove my forks/wheel/fender.... and sure as **** the instructions say that i have to. SO, someone PLEASE guide me in the right direction!!!
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You have to remove the foks. Remove the fork caps, oil and drop in the kit. Cut the spacer to fit the amount of lowering you need. I think the big thing is that you don't have to drill the dampening rods. On some bikes you just have to loosen the fork clamp to remove the fork cap, can't remember whether that is the case with the Roadking. On the fairing bikes you have to pull the forks.
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It's been a couple years since I put mine in but, I remember having to take my forks off and having to replace the dampaning rod spring. It's not hard. I didn't have a seal installer but found the extention tube on my shop vac worked great. Good luck
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You didnt say if its a lowering kit or not, if it is like it was said you have to remove the forks and cut the spacer to set the preload, if its just a progressive spring you still have to drop the fender, and forks then just remove the cap and repace springs and spacers. On a bagger, fork work is a pain because you have to remove everything to get into it, on a non bagger you can just remove the caps and replace from there. Double master here too working on a third.
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Depending on the bike, the Drop In Kit can be installed with the forks still on the bike. Baggers and FL Softails utilize a bolt through top triple clamp (as opposed to a traditional clamping style). Because of this layout, the fork legs must be slid down to remove the top caps. Not a huge project, but certainly a bit more work than required on a Sporty or Dyna.
The legs do not need to be taken apart, though. Once the top of the fork is exposed and the cap removed (careful it is under tension) the stock spring is taken out and the new main spring, washer, compensation spring and a small prelaod spacer are inserted and the fork can be buttoned back up.
If you're still having trouble, give our tech guys a call and we'll walk you through it.
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The legs do not need to be taken apart, though. Once the top of the fork is exposed and the cap removed (careful it is under tension) the stock spring is taken out and the new main spring, washer, compensation spring and a small prelaod spacer are inserted and the fork can be buttoned back up.
If you're still having trouble, give our tech guys a call and we'll walk you through it.
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When you are tackling jobs like this you really should have a service manual for your bike, to guide you through the process of getting to the things you want to change. You can't expect an after-market supplier to provide detailed instructions for every single model their parts fit!
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