Any body have the rear lowering blocks as opposed to the shorter shocks?
#11
02-04-2010, 10:49 PM
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I put lowering brackets (1.5") on my 06' Road King and LOVED IT, for about 7 months. Loved the way it handled, loved the look and had no problems until I bottomed out a couple of times on some dips. BUT, I then took my with to the R.O.T. (Republic of Texas) ride and we hit a small dip doing 65 and shredded my wiring harness under the rear fender. Harley, in their infinite wisdom routed the harness directly over the tire (instead of off to the side....) and was up till 4:00 that morning re-wiring my rear end. Stuck my hand up under the fender and it was like grabbing a handfull of hair. Lots of soldering, splicing in new wires, heat shrink and double sided tape. No problem with the air in the shocks but don't go more than an inch if you're planning on riding 2 up. I took them off and they're still in the garage (2 years later.....).
Ride safe.
Ride safe.
WHAT? PTR i could barely read anything you said because of your avitar. You could have called me all type of names and i would have never seen it. I like it but i cant keep my eyes off of her long enough to read.
#12
02-04-2010, 11:24 PM
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I have these lowering blocks and im considering putting them on but a few people are telling me that they will cause too much stress on the air pressure of my rear shocks on my 01 electraglide. Has any body use these lowering shocks and if so, how long have you had them on.
Here’s my experience…
2008 FLHT – Love the ride comfort, don’t like the height (too high in the back).
First I tried the 12 in shock and found the ride to be too stiff. Then I tried 4 different air ride suspensions and found that none of them were even close to the same riding comfort as the stock shock. OK, what now? – So I drained the oil on the 12 in shock, filled with a 5 wt oil and still too stiff. So…. Now I rider with 1 in lowering blocks and the stock 13’ shock, but, I now have an onboard compressor and gauge to dial in my ride even with a passenger.
How’s that??
Oh ya, if you are going to use the lowering blocks, make sure the the top mount has a spacer equal to the thickness on the lowering block.
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#13
02-05-2010, 01:27 AM
Here’s my experience…
2008 FLHT – Love the ride comfort, don’t like the height (too high in the back).
First I tried the 12 in shock and found the ride to be too stiff. Then I tried 4 different air ride suspensions and found that none of them were even close to the same riding comfort as the stock shock. OK, what now? – So I drained the oil on the 12 in shock, filled with a 5 wt oil and still too stiff. So…. Now I rider with 1 in lowering blocks and the stock 13’ shock, but, I now have an onboard compressor and gauge to dial in my ride even with a passenger.
How’s that??
Oh ya, if you are going to use the lowering blocks, make sure the the top mount has a spacer equal to the thickness on the lowering block.
2008 FLHT – Love the ride comfort, don’t like the height (too high in the back).
First I tried the 12 in shock and found the ride to be too stiff. Then I tried 4 different air ride suspensions and found that none of them were even close to the same riding comfort as the stock shock. OK, what now? – So I drained the oil on the 12 in shock, filled with a 5 wt oil and still too stiff. So…. Now I rider with 1 in lowering blocks and the stock 13’ shock, but, I now have an onboard compressor and gauge to dial in my ride even with a passenger.
How’s that??
Oh ya, if you are going to use the lowering blocks, make sure the the top mount has a spacer equal to the thickness on the lowering block.
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Gasneed,
Sorry bout the distraction. As much as I like looking at everyone's bikes on here (in their signature) I thought some spice was needed. If I had a handle on who she actually is I wouldn't be sitting here typing......
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I have a RG with the 13" and am 6'5" with a 36" and 245# and the wife is 130#. I would like to lower it just for looks but that is a big chance to take about smoking the wiring harness if it bottoms out. To be able to tell a big difference I would want to go at least 2" lower than stock. You would think there would be some kind of bump stop some where to keep this from happening or even messing up the fender if really low.
Has anyone every relocated their wiring harness over to the side so this could never happen?
Has anyone every relocated their wiring harness over to the side so this could never happen?
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02-05-2010, 12:59 PM
