I need Air Shock Help?
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I need Air Shock Help?
I installed a pair of the low profile(12in) touring air shocks on my bob. \\; They the chrome aftermarket ones that midwest motorcycle supply makes. \\; I purchased them from Easternperformance. \\; Well anyways, I did not recieve any instructions on what the recommended air pressure requirements are. \\; I have head Joe say you put be between 5 &\\; 10 psi and then I have heard you put the smae amount of air as the harley ones between 19 &\\; 25 psi. \\; I called Eperformance and their tech is gone for the next week. \\; I called midwest and they refused let me ask the them my question. \\; So any of you dyna riders out that have put on the touring shocks, did you get type of air pressure requirement info and if so, what are the specs?
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I just installed the HD air shocks on my Bob.The HD instructions say 0 to 5 psi up to 200 lbs, 5 to 10 psi for \\; 200 to 250 lbs. 10 psi and up for over 250. \\;
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Recommended air pressures
[/align]0-10 lbs for a 150-lb to 200-lb rider.
[/align]5-15 lbs for a 200-lb to 250-lb rider.
[/align]20-25 lbs for a rider with passenger.
[/align]FL air preload rear suspension range is 0-35 lbs of pressure.
[/align]FLHRS and FLXH low-profile shocks are 0-50 lbs max.
[/align]0-10 lbs for a 150-lb to 200-lb rider.
[/align]5-15 lbs for a 200-lb to 250-lb rider.
[/align]20-25 lbs for a rider with passenger.
[/align]FL air preload rear suspension range is 0-35 lbs of pressure.
[/align]FLHRS and FLXH low-profile shocks are 0-50 lbs max.
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Thanks guys for the info. \\; This helps a bunch. \\; The ride is grrrrreat. \\; I just installed jackyl's 2in tank lift. \\; I will post pics soon. \\; Happy Fourth of July everyone. \\; Ride Hard and Ride Safe.
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RE: I need Air Shock Help?
This may have already been discussed on this forum, but which HD part numbers work for the lowering air shocks. \\; I've got a Dyna that I want to replace the low rider shocks on and put the 12" air shocks. \\; I know part number 54631-98 will work, I'm wondering if 54662-02A will work. \\; The bike is a 92 FXDC but I want to lower it just a bit since I'm not that tall and the bike is spindly to begin with.
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oil weight not being discussed here and thats very important
the touring shocks come with 5wt which will be way to squishy
for the ride angle on the dynas.
when i put a set on my wide glide last year i took them off the same
day to replace the oil i went with a 10wt synthetic and only needed 10lb
with me at 160 and 15-18 with my wife on the back at 130 the ride
was perfect.
so if you can find out what weight came in the new shocks it will go
a long way in determining what air pressure you need to run in them.
dtone
with 7wt i would start at 10lbs and go up 2lbs at a time from there.
the touring shocks come with 5wt which will be way to squishy
for the ride angle on the dynas.
when i put a set on my wide glide last year i took them off the same
day to replace the oil i went with a 10wt synthetic and only needed 10lb
with me at 160 and 15-18 with my wife on the back at 130 the ride
was perfect.
so if you can find out what weight came in the new shocks it will go
a long way in determining what air pressure you need to run in them.
dtone
with 7wt i would start at 10lbs and go up 2lbs at a time from there.
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