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I was told that the air shocks off a street glide are an inch shorter than the ones on an Ultra Limited. I believe mine is 13" and a street glide is 12". Can I use these to lower my Ultra?

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short answer,,, yes.
 
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Old 04-15-2018, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dgoodbmw
short answer,,, yes.
long answer yes
 
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You can, but the ride quality will suffer.
 
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Yep, all above are correct.
 
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Long long answer. You can, but you'll be an inch lower. I have a Road King Custom which runs 12" shocks too. Stock air shocks. Not overly comfy but I've never bottomed or topped out. Adjust then properly and yes, you can use them successfully.
 
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Thanks all, The purpose is to get lower...
 
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Sent you a PM, but it sez your inbox is full.
If you are interested, I have a pair of 12" hand-adjustable shocks for sale that were take-offs from a new '18 Street Glide. $300 shipped.
 
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The hand adjustable are much better than the stock air shock just up a set on my 2010 ultra
 
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Well.... Technically, the "stock" length shocks are 12 3/4 inches with 3 inches total travel, and the "lowered" shocks are 12 inches with 2 1/4 inches total travel. But thats splitting hairs. As mentioned above, if you want to lower the bike, you'll be far happier with the 12 inch HAND ADJUSTABLE shocks, than the same length air shocks.
 
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