changein fork springs
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I took out fork springs,spacers and washers in prep of using drop in progressive springs-with forks fully compressed im getting an oil level of three inches from top of tubes on both tubes sounds like overfull?on 08 sgc-also directions do not say but with the recomended spacer length of 1" how much am i lowering it?
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ok got new springs in-with 1" spacer dropped front end 1 1/4 ''-still aint sure on fork oil level but both sides were even so i left as is as im gonna change it anyway at 10k-by the way ive got a new set of progressive drop ins that i ordered by mistake for 05 and later in the classifieds for 95. shipped
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http://www.progressivesuspension.com...rings/3055.pdf It isn't that you had too much from the factory, the Progressive springs displace more oil and that will raise your level.
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http://www.progressivesuspension.com...rings/3055.pdf It isn't that you had too much from the factory, the Progressive springs displace more oil and that will raise your level.
I don't see any recommendation other than use the H-D manual specs for fork oil level in the instruction for the "drop in" springs? I see no mention of 5.5" ?
After reading the instructions, I think these springs are a joke. The ride height is set with the length of the preload spacer, how can you ever properly set preload since the preload spacer sets the the height and there is nothing keeping the forks from fully extending?
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I have got to call these guys to explain this to me.
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