103 I think you right in saying the 1/2 inch long shock is not really going to help that much in keeping the front floorboards from scraping. I think it helped me more with the jiffy stand. Now when I think its going to drag it doesn`t ,the front floorboards now drag before the jiffy stand and im not going to change the front springs to fix that. I like the lowered look . Its all relative.
I did some figuring and it looks like a .50" longer shock on the rear only efectivily raises the back of the bike at the swingarm by .42"..
The Shock mounts at an angle to the swingarm not at 90 deg.
I can feel the extra height in the saddle.
One thing though, my bike now rides and handles like it should have from the factory.
Im putting a set of Progressives on my Roadking now.
David and others, thanks for the input. As far as the actual rise due to the angle of the shock to the swingarm, I've forgotten more than I ever learned about geometry, but I was thinking about that aspect as well earlier today. Based on the .42" that you calculated, I think I'm going to stick with my original thoughts and go with the 12"ers.
Now then, sorry to be a PIA 'cause I asked this in another thread that I started awhile ago, but where did you guys get 'em from and for what price? I checked some of the internet sources mentioned in my thread, but on not one of them did I see the 440-4050's listed. Yeah, I could call them, but a lot of 'net vendors offer free shipping on 'net orders so I don't want to pay more if I don't have to.
Thanks, and I promise to shut up and finally buy some once you tell me your source! [smiley=beerchug.gif]