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But it sure does beat walking 60 miles in a day!☝️☝️☝️ ... Yup, truth!
No one who is shopping for "comfortable" would be shopping for a P5.
But it sure does beat walking 60 miles in a day!☝️☝️☝️ ... Yup, truth!
No one who is shopping for "comfortable" would be shopping for a P5.
Could you please provide the link for the Walker Evans reservoir mount for the rear shocks. I believe you found them on Amazon. I’ve looked but can’t find them on Amazon.
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Bruce Johnson
Thanks very much! Got it ordered!
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That would be a good start based on your setup. I believe I started there and then ending up adjusting the rears to 5. I'm carrying a lot of weight in the back though. Heads up before you install, take your height measurements where the machine rides now. Adjust your preload on the new ones to achieve that height. Ride and adjust again, it's going to settle. Some guys try to crank them up to obtain extra clearance but it's going to be minimal and hinder the ride quality.After reading through what I believe just about every post on shocks, I have decided to go with front and back WE for my P520. So much great information from previous posts, so thank all of you that participated. The YouTube Appalachian Mountain Riders videos were extremely helpful as well. (They are from very near where I grew up in central PA)
Everyone has different requirements for their shocks as far as type of terrain mostly traveled, speeds they will be driving, and amount of regular load weight. As far as trying to decide shock adjustment, here are my personal parameters. I'm usually a slower cautious driver that does like to open it up once in a while. I will be riding mostly north central PA roads and trails, some of which are rough and washboardy. I usually ride alone and my dump bed does not have a lot of weight. I am only carrying two cargo containers, one with emergency supplies, and one with drinks of choice.
Given my above scenario, what would be good shock settings for this setup? From all of the posts I read, I will probably start at 3 clicks up from softest on all four shocks. My tire pressure I ride now with now with the stock shocks is 8psi. Do I need to go down to 5psi? Any opinions on shock settings and tire pressure with my particular setup would be greatly appreciated!
A few pics to show my setup. There is now a second cargo box in the bed, opposite the one shown.
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I would take those height measurements unloaded, load it and adjust.That would be a good start based on your setup. I believe I started there and then ending up adjusting the rears to 5. I'm carrying a lot of weight in the back though. Heads up before you install, take your height measurements where the machine rides now. Adjust your preload on the new ones to achieve that height. Ride and adjust again, it's going to settle. Some guys try to crank them up to obtain extra clearance but it's going to be minimal and hinder the ride quality.