lowering touring?

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gcorky
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:10 am

would i get away with saloon springs on a touring???never carry stuff in boot so body weight isnt that different is it??????ideas :(
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:53 pm

depends if you wantit to be unpractical
bere in mind that the touring is at lea100k heavyer than the saloon.

here a pic of mine to show you and this is with 40mm saloonsprings before i put spring asisters on them because i tow

without
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with sprong asisters

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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:02 pm

so ,well does look low dunnit -what is front?
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:39 pm

40mm saloon springs all round
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:19 pm

they r 16 inch pinas?what assisters ,them rubber ring thingys
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:59 pm

Ive always guessed that i have saloon rear springs on my Tourer (-40mm) as if its loaded with camping gear or my 18st mate, the mud flaps catch all the time - cant really carry much weight around!

I'd be interested about the helper things if they'd stop it :)

Matt