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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Need to raise up back end 09/14/16 at 14:01:47 Would a taller set of shocks raise up the back seat height? Any idea's? Thinking about a hard tail. Thanks for your help.
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #1 - 09/14/16 at 14:23:52 12 inch Intruder 800 shocks will raise seat height and improve the ride. You definitely won't improve the ride with a hard tail, and the majority of the hard tails I've seen have effectively lowered the seat height .
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Re: Need to raise up back end
Reply #2 - 09/14/16 at 14:25:23

Bobber Taller shocks will lift the rear,and give a better ride with less bottoming out(longer travel). most have used shocks off a 800 suk or Progressive shocks. you can also use use hard metal struts in place of the shocks,but the ride is harsh,and handleing poorer .After market hardtails won't give you the seat lift your looking for.

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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #3 - 09/14/16 at 15:45:44 Thanks Batman, what suz 800 shocks will fit? Just saw your post old Indian, Intruder any year better then others? Thanks. My wife is a Nanticoke Indian from DE.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #4 - 09/14/16 at 16:04:32 I can get the rear end where I want it with hard tail struts, I'd just make them myself but the rear wheel skipping on bumps is my concern. Seat has springs so my tushy would be fine.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #5 - 09/14/16 at 16:36:47 Hard tail? You are deliberately going back in time. I can remember riding back to my army camp on a rigid BSA 350 many years ago, at 20 years of age, crawling off the bike in pain at the guard house and not knowing any better. I will not be doing that again! For what purpose??
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #6 - 09/14/16 at 17:30:37 Bike has been chopped 6 inches on the front, rake is good but about 2 inches higher then stock, seat has springs but sits low in the back. Need to get the back higher so I'm not sliding off the seat. I guess that's it Norm.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #7 - 09/14/16 at 17:42:07 I guess back in time is good for me. Army veteran as well CW2 retired.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #8 - 09/14/16 at 17:42:36 How about longer shocks? I have a pair of shocks that are 2" longer than stock. They raise the rear end 1.5'
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #9 - 09/14/16 at 17:59:54 Bobber, The shocks in question are available from NewBonneville.com They bolt right on to the Zuki and are 2" longer than the Suzuki shocks. The stock muffler gets in the way but I suspect that won't be an issue in your case. Good luck amigo.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #10 - 09/14/16 at 18:27:15 Will a set of 97 intruder shocks bolt up to a 97 savage found a pair 25 dollars, have the right look. Thanks Norm.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #11 - 09/14/16 at 18:34:34 norm92de wrote on 09/14/16 at 16:36:47: For what purpose?? Looks and bragging rights.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #12 - 09/14/16 at 18:38:25 Bobber, I am not sure but based on what I have learned here, I think so. I am not sure how long the intruder shocks are. Somebody will chime in with the info you need. Everybody says that the intruder shocks are a good fit. On thing, if there is anything you need to know somebody will have the info you need.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #13 - 09/14/16 at 19:08:51 Thanks again Norm, as to looks and bragging rights Kris01 no just what I like.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #14 - 09/14/16 at 19:16:16 I didn't mean to sound condescending. Some people just like hard tails. Have you seen this? http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...
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