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#114580 tommyt (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 503 Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   My 04 Roadstar Silverado is much too low..... looks great... rides great... just bottoms out when riding double.... sometimes single. Local Dealer said all looked stock underneath and I needed new Shock $535.00 did not help. Have only 3.5" of ground clearance. Would shortning or lengthening the Dog BOnes raise the rear end of this Bike?   Logged     tommyt.....   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114620 slezy (User) life is short enjoy every minute Platinum Boarder Posts: 2074 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   tommyt you'll get the info you need here!   Logged     life is once enjoy it to the fullest! bbcode   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114622 louie (User) lets ride!! Expert Boarder Posts: 423 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   just lowerd my bike and the kit gives you longer parts.here is a pic of the old ones on the left and new ones on the right.hope this helps.   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/08/31 19:42 By louie.   screwy louie   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114625 PatrickSills (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 24 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   How big are you? Did you crank up the preload on the rear spring? There are stiffer springs available too.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #114672 tommyt (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 503 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   Yes we did adjust the spring..... I am about 175 wet... my Wife ia abour 115 lbs..... would making the spring stiffer not make it ride ruff? The SM calls for 5.5" ground Clearance.... noticed several Silverado's low like mine... some not....   Logged     tommyt.....   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114674 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 19602 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   tommyt wrote: Yes we did adjust the spring..... I am about 175 wet... my Wife ia abour 115 lbs..... would making the spring stiffer not make it ride ruff? The SM calls for 5.5" ground Clearance.... noticed several Silverado's low like mine... some not.... Did you buy your used? If so, it sounds like It been lowered. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114684 tommyt (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 503 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   Yes I bought it used, however the Dealer said it all looked stock. Noticed on one Blog that the Donut could be turned around backwards to lower the unit....I will try a stiffer spring.... just wish I had not used the dealer... he just guessed and it cost me over $500 bucks for nothing.   Logged     tommyt.....   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114685 tommyt (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 503 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   Do I understand ou correctly? Will this kit also raise the Bike?   Logged     tommyt.....   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114690 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 19602 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   I suspect the previous owner may have ground the relay arm and the dealer did not pick up on it. You can easily check if the bike is lowered by looking at the profile. At stock height the backbone and the swing arm line up in a straight line. If it's lowered, the swing arm and backbone are a shallow V shape ... in other words the back of the swing arm is higher than the straight line drawn throught the backbone. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #114751 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 22378 Re:Bike too Low 9 Years, 6 Months ago   Tommyt take a look at this tech article and and see if this has been done to your bike if it has you can undo the lowering buy just unflipping it. http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/9/128/   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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