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05/15/13 at 23:03:09
 
Hey guys been a while but im working on my bike again and im excited to do some work.
Wondering if anyone had lowered their rear shocks? I was thinking about two inches. sound good or no? and can i take them apart to paint them or how do i go about this? If anyone can help me it'll be highly appreciated.
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Reply #1 - 05/15/13 at 23:16:46
 
I don't think the stock shocks have 2" to give...

Are you looking for a hardtail,... or 1/4" travel?... Grin...
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Reply #2 - 05/15/13 at 23:29:28
 
well my bad then haha im was going to just paint them but then the thought came through my head of maybe lowering them but now it seems like i cant so thank you. any news about painting though??
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Reply #3 - 05/16/13 at 02:49:16
 
You can't lower them.....however, you can search ebay for some shorter ones!
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Reply #4 - 05/16/13 at 04:18:58
 
You can also lower the fender so it rides closer to the tire.
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Reply #5 - 05/16/13 at 04:25:57
 
Actually you can lower them, just not 2" worth. I came across a link not too long ago of someone who took apart the shocks off an LS650 and cut the springs down 3/4" I believe it was and installed them on a different bike. They had a complete visual tutorial on the process, sorry but I didn't bookmark it as I was looking for something else   Huh
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Reply #6 - 05/16/13 at 05:37:05
 
You can lower them.But it would take fab work to make new mounts on the swingarm.It would be easier and to get shorter shocks.
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Reply #7 - 05/16/13 at 08:39:07
 
any of you know what rear shocks would work? AND how would I lower the rear fender? that sounds like it would look sweet
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Reply #8 - 05/16/13 at 08:45:00
 
Someone mentioned not being able to paint the springs on the rear shock because they flex and the paint will chip?  Not sure if this is true but I was thinking about painting mine with plasti dip or something that will flex.
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Reply #9 - 05/16/13 at 09:17:56
 
I lowered my rear fender by simply putting spacers between the fender and the top mounting point. My picture is gone due to changing web hosts and forgetting to save it. I will look for the original.
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Reply #10 - 05/16/13 at 09:26:18
 
gdrseeker wrote on 05/16/13 at 08:45:00:
Someone mentioned not being able to paint the springs on the rear shock because they flex and the paint will chip?  Not sure if this is true but I was thinking about painting mine with plasti dip or something that will flex.


I think that most paints are flexible enough to handle the flexing of a spring.  I installed lowering springs on my car and they were painted, some of the sports cars I have owned had painted springs....no issues and the paint stayed on.

I think the real issue on the Savage Shocks is surface prep....getting a good base for the paint to stick to.  Paint is not fond of sticking to shiny chrome, and you can't sandblast the springs while they are on the shocks.  I am not sure how you could sand them by hand and get a decent job where the springs touch the top and bottom portions of the shocks.
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Reply #11 - 05/16/13 at 09:47:59
 
You COULD take them apart and cut the springs, but then you'll be bottoming out everything on everything - shock, fender, butt  Grin Plus it'll probably ride like crap, like those kids in Hondas with cut springs.

Burly Slammers are the lowest shocks I know of, but they are 10.5" eye-to-eye, which is the same as the savage.


FYI. I took apart and painted the shocks on my 78 goldwing cafe bike with epoxy paint found at Advanced auto. It has a picture of a motorcycle shock on the can. It has chipped off some, probably because it is hard to prep chrome springs and I didn't use a primer. Plasti dip is the way to go. it is a rubberized coating. You can by spray cans at Lowes in white, black, and safety yellow   Cheesy
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Reply #12 - 05/16/13 at 10:11:09
 
I found this ......tells you hot to take the Savage shocks apart.

http://ltd454.proboards.com/thread/3923#

Then you can take yours springs and get them sandblasted...then paint them or powder coat them.....or coat them with Plastidip.
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Reply #13 - 05/16/13 at 10:13:43
 
My original comparison photos were taken with an old cell phone and I don't seem to have saved them either. I have a side shot of my bike with the lowered fender. It is a substantial difference. I used about a 3/4" spacer and the rear of the fender dropped about 2". I am a big man and I have never bottomed out.
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Reply #14 - 05/23/13 at 14:43:27
 
I found the backup of my comparison photos while looking for something else. It gives the appearance of shorter shocks without the additional backache.
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