I was thinking about putting some shorter shocks on my Road King to lower it an inch and was wondering how the ride would compare to the factory air shocks. Do the air shocks make a huge difference as far as ride smoothness, vibration damping, etc., particularly when it comes to passenger comfort? The Road King is definitely smoother than my Dyna was but I'm not sure how much of that, if any, is related to the shocks.

 

I changed my air shocks to some Progressive 940s.

The progressives are night and day better.

They lowered my bike 5/8 of an inch. I believe they make a shorter version for the Street Glide size that you can also use.

 

Which air shocks did you have? I sure wouldn't trade my Shotgun Shock for another setup.

 

Go shot gun improve your ride at all ride heights

 

As a general rule, lower shocks are always going to suffer in ride quality. If you really want a lower shock then check out the HD Premium Low shocks. They are stock on the CVO Street Glide. I put them on my 09 Street Glide and can say they are 100% better than stock air shocks.

 

the stock air shocks are junk. get you some ohlins or progressive and you will be glad you did.