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Suspension kits help

Tech Talk for Cruiser owners.

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Suspension kits help

Post by pipebender »

Hi out there, does anyone have any opinion on suspension brands? looking to fit 2" lift to my standard 80.
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Post by oldmate »

I'll be looking at old man emu next. I ran it on a 60 series, and on leaf springs it was a smoother ride than an 80 series I had with 4 inch dobbinson springs and procomp/toughdog shocks.

Based on the toughdog big bore shocks I had that cost 1 grand, i would not recommend them. I certainly wouldn't have much hope for their cheaper stuff being any good.

I would recommend the dobbinson springs for performance, cost and not sagging based on experience.
I could also recommend koni shocks which i currently run with standard springs (plus 2 inch spacers). Although I do think they are a little firm, but then again I don't have any heavy accessories.

But to be honest with all the combinations i've tried i've never been happy with how it drove. Maybe I'm just too fussy.
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Post by chunks »

It really comes down to you're budget mate. For a good touring setup it's pretty hard to go past some decent coils ( I use Dobinsons, new generation steel King springs are good too) with Bilstein or Koni shocks.
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