air shocks ?

[LilBill]

has anybody used the late model oem flh air shocks on a shovel ? good, bad, ugly ?

[pappyfreebird]

i dont like the ones ive had on baggars n hate the ones on 94 ultra too..a good set a progressives er used etc is where id put my cash..in fact i dont think id replace mine wid a free new pr.... maybe im unfair since evo pr ive had leaked down in time..thats why hate em..rekon r awright when ya pump up stiff fer 2 up n a load etc...tell the leak out n ya notice on railtracks er the likes

[randallwhitman]

I'm pretty sure that they're too long.

[pappyfreebird]

good point randmayun..ain they like 13s

[shovelkid73]

The length is not the problem is gonna be the ride. On mine i had the jack under it with the wheel off the lift i filled them to the recommended pressure lowered the jack and my frame was about 2" off the ground. Shovels are too heavy to run air shocks.

[randallwhitman]

Shovelkid.....that can't be the case.  The late model baggers weigh even more than most shovels.  No offense.  Randy

[shovelkid73]

If its not the weight than is it the frame geometry? Different shock angles? Either way air shocks on my shovel doesent work.

[96flhpi]

On baggers shock is almost directly above rear axle.  Considerably closer to the swingarm pivot on a 4spframe.  Maybe a little leverage action going on there?  Just a guess.

[randallwhitman]

Yup.  Leverage it is.  The more a shock is angled, the heavier a spring you must use.  Learned this from setting up the rear on my '35 Ford.  Here's a chart showing what percentage of the spring weight you get when you angle a shock, assuming that 0*= 100%

10*   .96
15*   .93
20*   .88
25*   .82
30*   .75
35*   .66
40*   .59
45*   .50
Cheers.  Randy

[shovelkid73]

thanks that's good to know I'll use it this spring with the rock crawler I'm helping with.