Anybody bought new springs and intiminators for their 16 and up 48s? Ride report would be welcome. Several people have said they raised rear end with new shocks and didn't feel any difference in the stock front end. Any opinions on not bothering with the front improvements?

 

Useful suspension info links-

Front Suspension Report

Rear Suspension Report

 

With them being single side cartridge, it's not as easy as just changing components. You'd have to order double of everything (most places don't sell parts for suspension singly) because they're two different styles.

You could drop in a gold valve or intiminator on the one side, but you're not likely to notice much of a difference when you do.

 

Stock suspension front and rear is mediocre at best. Admittedly I have a SuperLow, but I found the forks sagged by more than half their total travel, when I sat on it, so I cured that by installing Race Tech single-rate springs and setting sat correctly. That lifted the front almost an inch and gave much better fork travel. I also replaced the shocks with longer ones, which lifted the rear around an inch. Those lift measurements were both with me sitting on the bike. THe bike rides better, doesn't bump and thump so much, but is hardly a carpet ride.

I have used Intiminators in my Glide, which I liked, and have Emulators in my Sporty, which I don't like. I now have Ohlins front and rear on my Glide and would rally like something better in the Sporty, but not sure I can bring myself to splash out on that.

 

Thanks to both of you. After talking to DKCustoms decided to go with the shocks first and see if I even need the front done as many people have said not necessary for them. Will try out thicker fluid before doing anything though.

 

Perhaps contrary to what you read above, I installed Intiminators
on both my wife's Iron and my Slim. Made a world of difference
IMHO... Note that I did not change any springs, just added
the Intiminators & new amsoil ShokTherapy.

Are the Intiminators 'as good' as a new design inverted front fork, no.
I cant speak for the monotubes as I have never installed or used them.

hth,

T.

 

Wish I could do the same. Unfortunately the 2016 and up 48 has different forks with damper in only one side so intiminators won't work. If you have a bike they fit they work great. Have had them in my 650KLr for 9 yrs and they are awesome.

 

I added the Intiminators to my fork that had the Burly slammer lowering springs. I also changed fork oil weight. Without the Intiminators, when going over pot holes, it was head-jaring. Intiminators provided better rebound for a more comfortable ride and better feel IMHO.

I installed Twin Adjustable - Performance Rear Shocks For Harley-Davidson from DK before I installed the Intiminator.

 

Me too same ones, what did you think of them before adding the intiminators?

 

Good shocks but not as soft as the street glide oil/air shocks I had before them....less sag, travel about the same, better rebound but not as cushiony as the air shocks.