lowering question

[Rikkuss]

im going to use the muzzy 3 hole lowering links. if i lower the rear to the 3rd hole which is 2 and 1/4", how much should i lower the front.

[BlueBomber14]

I can't say for sure on that one I have the Yanashiki links and put it back up to the middle hole it was way to low for the street and to match the front to the rear caused the front end to bottom out. I dropped my front end down about an 1" to 1&1/8" on the forks and I am very happy with the looks and the ride no bottoming out on rail roads and dips in the road and you can go over a driveway curb with out getting off.

[Rikkuss]

thanks for the reply.

was wondering about the streetaility issue.

how many millimeters of rear sag are you useing. i was thinking of useing 25mm of rear sag.

[BlueBomber14]

haven't measured it yet I am in the process of adding 2" to the swing arm. I know it doesn't sound like much but I don't like the 4 and 6" length it makes the bikes look cartoonish and kills your turn in. I'm having my Dad (a machinist) build me a custom 2'' set I think it will put the rear wheel right in the right place. I think it is to far forward and looks like it got rammed in the ass and pushed it in to far I'll gain a little launch advantage while not loosing to much turn in. But mostly I think it will look proportionatly correct. I'll resetup the suspension after that. Right now I don't think there is quite 25mm probably a little closer to 20 ?

[sideways14]

for regular street use you don't want it lowered all the way. I have the back in the second hole and the front strapped down maybe half way. the more you lower the front the more the ride is affected and the front bounces around. If you lower it all the way you can bottom out the pan oil plug protector and mar the plug or worse.