I finally got around to adjusting my shocks on my 08 springer today. The locknut is 1 1/16 inches that needs loosened, so you need a pretty big wrench. Even though the manual says to do it on the jiffy stand, my wrench was too long to get it on without interfering with the ground, so I jacked up the bike using my lift so I could get a wrench on the locknut. After loosening the locknut sufficiently, I turned out the adjuster plate on each shock 1 1/2 full turns (6 quarter turns using the spanner wrench) before tightening the locknuts back onto the adjuster plate. For me, the ride was a nice improvement. I'll try it at this setting for a while--definitely stiffer and the ride's more solid. Don't know if it increased clearance for cornering though since I avoid aggressive cornering to the extent I can help myself. The bike wasn't bottoming out at locations on the road that it used to. However, by reading what adjustment I did to my bike, you need to realize that it's possible not all bikes come from the factory with the same initial shock setting although most probably are the same.