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If I am to lower the back of my bike, do I have to lower the front also?
I've interested in Progressive 412 Series Shocks that will lower my bike from 12.5 inch to 11.5 inch.
/Rune
The 11.5" progressives (412-4254c) are a good choice and they lower the rear end nicely. If the front seems too high when they're on you can always slip the fork tube up in the yokes 1/2" to compensate (but it's not really neccessary). I found the handling to be the same with the rear lowered 1" and I tried the front forks both ways. FYI, changing the length is not a job you can easily do on the side stand.
I also replaced the front springs with Progressives (stock length) and I highly recommend that improvement.
A proper front end lowering kit has replacement springs and includes the 1" spacer springs that get installed on the front fork damper to "fool" the fork into not returning to full length; however, that requires a complete disassembly of each fork tube and that's a 4 star out of 5 stars mechanical aptitude job and you'll need a good compliment of tools to complete the job. It's not rocket science but it is serious wrench work.
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