48 rear shocks on Nightster?
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After you have experimented by perhaps forking out for a couple of sets of shocks and viewed a few articles on rear suspension you may come to conclusion that I did; not only do you need to get the correct spring rate that matches your weight allowing you to set the correct amount of sag but also they need separate damper adjustment. The expensive ones will have compression and rebound damping the less costly ones will only have rebound damping.
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I'm not sure what your budget is but I think you can do bit better with an aftermarket, like these Progressive shocks for your Nightster. They have 3" of travel and sits like an 11 1/2" with proper sag.
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I think these ride better than Progressive brand shocks anyways.. Especially for the money. I took 12" 412's off of my bike and literally had to throw them away because I couldn't sell them for 50 dollars. They rode so stiff. They weren't the cruise series though so maybe those are better idk
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I believe the stock length of the Forty Eight shocks to be 11"...
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I’ve been trying to cross reference shocks to see if the same shock is listed for both bikes but there’s very little out there to fit the 48, or I’ve not found much anyway. I haven’t found one manufacturer that lists shocks for both bikes.