progressive 412 series bushing sizing

[mason79]

i need some xspertease, i dont think i made a mistake, i scored some almost new 412 progressive shocks at the right 12.5 in length,

they were off a harley, i did notice on their website that metirc and domestic had differnent part numbers but they generallly fit a wide range of bikes in those catagories.

my o d on the mounting studs are 14mm, the supplied bushings are 1/2 inch i d, and 5/8 o d , does anyone know if i just build up the cicumfrance of the mounting studs with some tape, to take up the slop if this is mickey mouse, any other suggestions?

i think the supplied bushings are made out of steel and are thin walled may not have enough material to drill out to 14mm from 1/2 inch,
progressive is not helping, they say ther ruber businh is differnet.

or can i just leave the bushings out and used the sloppy 5/8 the way it is?

okay and thanks in advance guys.

[xschop]

tape

hey mason, use some cheap feeler gauge that you can get at harbor freight or other tool store. Before doing the R1 shock mod I ran into some new harley shocks that were 150 bucks, but the R1 shock was 13 from the bay.... gauge .035 IIRC

[mason79]

you mean stick feeler gauges in them?

115 bucks from ebay

[xschop]

feelin it

wrap the post with gauge and the washer holds it in place....braggin' again....13 bucks included shipping

[John]

You can press the rubber/steel bushings out of the shocks, and substitute them with the bushing from the XS. I have done that a few times.

[Ken Talbot]

Originally posted by John
You can press the rubber/steel bushings out of the shocks, and substitute them with the bushing from the XS.

That's the way I did it when I installed shorter Progressives on SWMBO's 'H to lower the seat height.