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--- techtalk:ref:susp04a [2019/06/27 22:44]
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hippysmack [Outlaw Mac's Air Shock Installation]
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 Sportster XL883C -> XL1250C: \\
 Article by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM ((http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496)) \\
+Click on a pic to enlarge: \\
 |Before ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|After ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|
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 |$12 air line kit from Advance Auto Parts. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|1/8" Tank Valves. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|
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+If you want to skip the air lines and just install the Schrader valves; \\
+You can pick them up at the hardware store cheap. \\
+|Here's a pic with the part #. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:susp:air_shocks_installation_18_by_outlaw_mac.jpg?direct&300|}}|
 Take off the old shocks and install new the ones, doing one side at a time. \\
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--1/2" washer were used on the top and 2-1/2" washers on the bottom. \\
+-1/2" washer were used on the top and 2-1/2" washers on the bottom to clear the belt guard. \\
-Stock bolt was reused. \\
+Stock bolt was re-used. \\
 Torqued to 45-50 ft/lbs for both upper and lower bolts. \\
-|Eye to eye with stock shocks. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|Eye to eye with the air shocks. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|This cleared the belt guard. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|
+|Eye to eye with stock shocks. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|Eye to eye with the air shocks. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|Finished. ((photo by Outlaw Mac of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496))|
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+===== Additional information =====
+You can remove the rubber boots and just used 1 O-ring behind the mushroom head of the hose. ((DaytonaSportster of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1643496)) \\
+No ferrule needed. \\
+A great place to put the air fill, there is a hole in the frame just in front of the battery, around the front corner of the cover. \\
+You can use a stepped drill bit plus 1 size larger. \\
+As for oil, if you ever have to change it, its 10oz. \\
+And for filling with air, you can use a portable air tank. \\
+Fill the tank to the PSI you want and use it to fill the shocks. \\
+Then there's no need to buy a new pump. \\
+See also [[techtalk:ref:tools137#road_king_shock_oil_replacement|Road King Shock Oil Replacement]] in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. \\
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