09 and Crash... good looking trains keep on posting 'em.

Abb... I have a Progressive 2" drop in lowering kit plus -2" tubes and I run sceaming eagle extra heavy racing fork oil... It's thick and I only have about 1" to 1'5 travel it's rough ride on bumpy roads, but it looks sweet

If you are happy with the height of your bike now just replace the fork oil with something heavier. That should keep you from bottoming out... -2 tubes will just lower you another 2 inches and prob bottom out even more.

I haven't played with the dampers or valves? So I don't know anything about that stuff but I think a few other have replace some parts using aftermarket stuff.

So the answer is NOT

 

Go half and half with the fork oil - stock and heavy duty. Won't ride quite as harsh, but willl take a little more hit before bottoming out.....

Nice rides guys!

 

83 until you get some better emulator valves your gonna get that bottoming out no matter the combination.You can drill a couple of extra holes in your stock dampers and go up to extra heavy fluid and get a little better damping action.You can also play witht the length of your spacers if you have the regular 2" drop springs.I've never played with the drop ins as far as spacing goes,maybe someone on here knows about them.Don't waste your money on the shorter Ness damping tubes.Bite the bullet and get a Richor or Racetek gold valve set up.Tuned right they both make a difference.If your in a colder climate the heavy fluids suck.Lots of variables,I've done about every combination of things on mine and several other clunker front ends. Tx has got the right idea,springer.G

 

Maybe I didn't explain that well. I was thinking about leaving the drop in out and getting the two inch shorter tubes. wouldn't that give the tubes a bit more travel to keep them from bottoming out? That way it would still be 2 inches lower but the tubes would have their full travel instead of compressed with the drop ins. Does that sound correct?

 

You guys are the experts here so I'm just trying to figure this thing out. I really don't know the inside of a fork that well, never split any myself. I had my lowers put on at the stealership and they put the drop-ins in when I got the lowers swapped.

 

That will work better than having 2+2 but still not gonna get you what you want till you change the valving 83.Like Chuck says play with mixing the fluids.I like about 2/3 hvy the rest regular fluid but I've got RT gold valves and and Patriot springs.Different animal from what your running altogether.

 

Ok Sweet, thanks fellas. since I have new fluid in there now I'll just ruff ride for a bit and try that a little later before I go buying tubes and get nowhere.

 

 

Nice pic Schaub! Really like the trunk. You do it?

 

Looking good Schaub and Abbinc!
Hey that black butterfly matches your bike *chuckle* j/k
Love the trunk engraving!
Thought I would post up a couple shots of the air ride install, gotta be getting close to being finished, Mike is looking them over right now.