Progressive 940 setting?
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an inch is good. supposed to be about a third of the travel.
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[quote=Biker90;9746755]I'm in touch with a very nice guy at progressive now, and he's helping me sort this out. Thanks y'all. I don't know what I would do without this furom.[/quote]
save money???
save money???
[QUOTE=North Star;9746848]Ding ding ding.... We have a winner!!
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From: Rosamond, Cali
You've got this sorted out by now I'd guess... The adjuster all the way counter-clockwise (no grooves/rings showing above the adjuster) is minimum pre-load, i.e., as soft as they get. Turning clockwise from there will only make the shocks 'stiffer'...
I'm 210# and never ride two-up. I sent my 940's back to Progressive and had the springs replaced with 'standard' (130/90) springs. I believe these are the same springs used on the 440 'standard' shocks. The cost was only about 20 bucks as I remember. The shocks suit me a lot better with the lighter springs. I run them with minimum preload.
Alan
I'm 210# and never ride two-up. I sent my 940's back to Progressive and had the springs replaced with 'standard' (130/90) springs. I believe these are the same springs used on the 440 'standard' shocks. The cost was only about 20 bucks as I remember. The shocks suit me a lot better with the lighter springs. I run them with minimum preload.
Alan
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From: Hartford, AL
When you mounted them, did you use the bushings in the rubber shock mounts. When I got mine several months ago, there was a bag of bushings that were labeled for sportsters etc, not the EG. Un thinking, I started to mount the bolts and quickly realized the bushings were required. Without them the shock would have banged in the bolt.
I first adjusted to the softest setting, furtherest up and over a few days moved it down a couple of notches. Happy with that setting
I first adjusted to the softest setting, furtherest up and over a few days moved it down a couple of notches. Happy with that setting
Update: after a bunch of emails with a rep from progressive, I got the sag measured and sent him a picture and he said that he could tell from the picture that the shock is using its full stroke of the suspension and he asked if I want to send them in so that they can dyno test it, but they needed a reciept, when I told him that I'm not the original owner he said that they would look at it but I would be liable for any repairs. I told him that I was surprised because I've read on this furom quite a few members that claimed that no questions were asked and no reciept was necccessery. I'm gonna send them in anyway cause I can't use them as is and I'll update the result.
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Update: after a bunch of emails with a rep from progressive, I got the sag measured and sent him a picture and he said that he could tell from the picture that the shock is using its full stroke of the suspension and he asked if I want to send them in so that they can dyno test it, but they needed a reciept, when I told him that I'm not the original owner he said that they would look at it but I would be liable for any repairs. I told him that I was surprised because I've read on this furom quite a few members that claimed that no questions were asked and no reciept was necccessery. I'm gonna send them in anyway cause I can't use them as is and I'll update the result.
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