I have read some of the threads on here dealing with lowering shocks. I have seen mixed reviews on the HD profile lowering shocks. I have also seen some of you say you use the progressive 440. What else do you guys use? How many have lowered the rear and not the front? Some of these shocks are not air shocks right? What is the benefit of going from an airshock to one that isn't?

 

For me, the 12" shocks wouldn't have lowered me quite enough, so I went the the Bitchin Baggers route. http://bitchinbaggers.com/products/drop-shocks/

 

My benefit was simply getting rid of the vintage 80's technology air shocks on my Ultra.

That being said, I guess coil shocks are as old as the hills.

They were a PITA, and I blew one. Took everything off, put on a set of Progressives, set 'em up, and never looked back.

Cannon

 

When I first brought my Ultra home last February I changed the 13" shocks to the StreetGlide 12" and have never looked back but I have since had the seat cut down slightly and feel comfortable with the bike and am thinking about putting the stock shocks back on. The ride with the shorter shocks just isn't what I have come to expect from HD's top of the line touring bike.


Tim

 

I missed the part where you bought the Road Glide and moved the shocks over to it. Alot of folks lower harley's top-of-the-line-touring bike; Road Glide.

Moe Taters

 

I got rid of the air shocks and switched to Progressive 412s lowering the rear one inch. I liked the ride better and had better footing but on long trips I tended to slide back on my seat. This caused me to press against the rear of the seat giving me a hot spot. I had the front end lowered one inch and that solved the problem while giving me better handling and very good footing. One draw back would be ground clearance, if your gonna jump curbs or take sharp turns you can expect to scrape the ground more.

 

Check out this product from biddaddydesign. It worked great for me.

http://www.bigdaddydesign.net/Lowering_Kit.html

 

Works Performance is another to check into and not lowering the front will make little to no difference at all. If you want the bike to have that slammed down look then lowering the front is a must. Lowering anything will affect the ride quality to a certain degree. The lower it gets - the rougher the ride: is the rule of thumb.

 

My RKC has 1-1/2" the R.U.B. rear lowering kit- and the 1" Harley front kit w/ damper tube. Rides good and allows me to reach the ground flat footed. I'm 5'-9-1/2" with 30" inseam.
Marsh

 

I don't have any problem flat footing the bike now, I just want to lower it for looks more than anything......