Using hardtail struts with a lowering bracket.
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12-07-2012, 03:17 AM
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As cpracing said, mount your fender to the swingarm, that way you can put it as close to the tire as you want, and it will stay that close, whether you use struts or shocks.
Right now your fender is mounted to the frame of the bike and as the tire/swingarm moves (with shocks) it will vary in distance from the fender.
If it is mounted to the swingarm then it moves with the tire, keeping the distance constant.
I am going to be doing that on my own Sporty early next year. It requires mounting the front of the fender to the front of the swingarm, and fabbing some fender struts that mount to the rear of the fender and to the swingarm.
Here's an example-
Right now your fender is mounted to the frame of the bike and as the tire/swingarm moves (with shocks) it will vary in distance from the fender.
If it is mounted to the swingarm then it moves with the tire, keeping the distance constant.
I am going to be doing that on my own Sporty early next year. It requires mounting the front of the fender to the front of the swingarm, and fabbing some fender struts that mount to the rear of the fender and to the swingarm.
Here's an example-
Last edited by DK Custom; 12-07-2012 at 03:21 AM.
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12-07-2012, 03:34 AM
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No, but then as an engineer I wouldn't allow lowering blocks near any bike of mine. There are better ways of lowering suspension. I seem to recall seeing a flipped swingarm, to place the bottom shock mounts lower?
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12-07-2012, 08:56 AM
As cpracing said, mount your fender to the swingarm, that way you can put it as close to the tire as you want, and it will stay that close, whether you use struts or shocks.
Right now your fender is mounted to the frame of the bike and as the tire/swingarm moves (with shocks) it will vary in distance from the fender.
If it is mounted to the swingarm then it moves with the tire, keeping the distance constant.
I am going to be doing that on my own Sporty early next year. It requires mounting the front of the fender to the front of the swingarm, and fabbing some fender struts that mount to the rear of the fender and to the swingarm.
Here's an example-
Right now your fender is mounted to the frame of the bike and as the tire/swingarm moves (with shocks) it will vary in distance from the fender.
If it is mounted to the swingarm then it moves with the tire, keeping the distance constant.
I am going to be doing that on my own Sporty early next year. It requires mounting the front of the fender to the front of the swingarm, and fabbing some fender struts that mount to the rear of the fender and to the swingarm.
Here's an example-
#14
12-07-2012, 09:28 AM
The picture below is a guy running our Beefy Struts with some Billet lowering blocks. I personally don't know how comfortable I would be doing the same, but have had no report from him of a failure and it's been a couple of years.
Also, have asked before, has anyone ever seen a billet lowering block fail? I have seen the welded ones fail.
Also, have asked before, has anyone ever seen a billet lowering block fail? I have seen the welded ones fail.
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12-07-2012, 11:42 AM
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12-08-2012, 11:23 AM
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