Shock Size
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RE: Shock Size
ORIGINAL: Phil
Up front? Nothing.... yet. Thinking of going with Progressive springs up front. Standard length. As for the springs, I originally went with the standard duty ones. They wound up being too soft so we were bottoming out a lot when 2 up. Swapped them for the heavy duty springs and they are great 2 up but a little stiff when solo... I can live with it. I'm 190 lbs. and the wife is around 160.
Up front? Nothing.... yet. Thinking of going with Progressive springs up front. Standard length. As for the springs, I originally went with the standard duty ones. They wound up being too soft so we were bottoming out a lot when 2 up. Swapped them for the heavy duty springs and they are great 2 up but a little stiff when solo... I can live with it. I'm 190 lbs. and the wife is around 160.
How many turns of spring are you running? I went with 13" Heavy Dutys. My girl and I are the same combined weight as you and yours. At first I dialed in no spring and the ride was slightly better than the air shocks. At times it would have a harsh rebound and kick your butt off the seat. (still not as harsh or often as air shocks) I finally got around to playing with the adjustment, 4 turns so far. Wow, what a difference!
I may try a few more turns later on, but for now I'm really happy with the ride 1 or 2 up, loaded or sober.err empty. Progressives are the way to go!
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