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Lowered HD 883 how easy to reverse

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  • 08-04-2021 9:40am
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    Del2005
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    A friend has gotten a HD 883 but it was lowered from new, I assume by HD. Is it easy to get it back to normal ride height or does he need to get a kit to lift it? Anyone recommend a kit if it does need one?


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
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    I was sure this thread was going to ask where the reverse gear was on the 883 :pac:


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    listermint
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    Surely just replace the rear spring/shock for a longer one.?


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    goblin59
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    Del2005 wrote: »
    A friend has gotten a HD 883 but it was lowered from new, I assume by HD. Is it easy to get it back to normal ride height or does he need to get a kit to lift it? Anyone recommend a kit if it does need one?

    just to state the obvious,
    But have you called Harley in red cow about this?
    They'll know straight off the top of their head and probally have all the parts.

    also using google and just looking at lowering kits to see how it was done in the first place.
    I'd say you are probably looking for a new set of shock links.
    Good chance theres original links sitting on a shelf in the Harley workshop.


    https://www.motea.com/en/rear-lowering-kit-1-3-for-harley-sportster-883-88-99-suspension-lower-craftride-150043-0?gclid=5h0pp1n9-en&gclid=CjwKCAjw07qDBhBxEiwA6pPbHrTt5uX6MVmAfBZeBfO4vXuQpAH1r-Zd-7wc5Vgm9iz6OZDym1tTIxoC22QQAvD_BwE


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    galwaytt
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    It's a twin shock bike: there are no links. Just fit longer shocks

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    Mjolnir
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    galwaytt wrote: »
    It's a twin shock bike: there are no links. Just fit longer shocks

    There was and still is a kit that lowers the springs mounting points at the bottom end, check for that if it's there chuck it and mount it back to its factory position.
    It'll just be a bracket that is bolted into the original mounting point for the shocks, the bracket then has its own lower mounting point for the spring.
    Failing that two new shocks, as the originals would of had to have been swapped out.


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    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭goblin59


    galwaytt wrote: »
    It's a twin shock bike: there are no links. Just fit longer shocks

    bracket is probably a better term than link, but if you look at the lowering kit you can see what i meant
    But the lowering kit seems to change the swing arm brackets to a smaller one.
    So the reverse would be take them out and put original back.


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