bill67 wrote on 03/08/08 at 14:48:58: You can take the shock apart,Its not easy, cut off the rod and re thread,It will be hard but put the spring back in or cut the spring or get shorter spring.
I must admit I’ve considered that option, but I'll probably end up cutting down the rod and re-threading, but it would really need a new shorter, stiffer spring.
Using the standard spring with a shorter rod would mean no sag, and the ride height under load would probably be the same as it is standard (I weigh about 235 without clothes so I’d compress it a fair bit anyway). I’m not sure about cruisers, but my experience of off-road bikes and sport bikes is that they are nightmares to ride if the sag is wrong.
Cutting the spring without a properly finished flat base will undoubtedly make it sit off-centre round the rod - I could turn and dremel a specially-formed seat from ally bar to locate the cut-off coils but still be left with too little tension to make up for the reduced travel, so I guess I may have no option but to pay for a pair of springs to be made!