is it possible toshim the rear without unloading the suspension or can i just lower the front maybe 5mm to quicken the steering on my 06'. i don't want to run into any ground clearance issues. i was thinking 5mm in the front won't have me deckin the can. thanks

 

it would be faster to lower the front a bit...but for the rear, you can actually just add a washer to the top bolt of the shock mount to raise it up a little bit.

 

thanks Tahoe, but i have no way to support the rear off the bike to unload the suspension. i only have aswingarm stand and no way to support it from the ceiling of the garage?

 

if i lower the front, how many mm would you suggest raising the forks?

 

you should unweight the front too if you're unbolting the forks...makes sure everything is straight...do you have a front stand?

i say keep the front, raise the rear. use jackstands to unload the rear via your rearsets.

 

no, i was just gonna loosen the pinch bolts enough that i could swivel the fork tubes up by hand. not a good idea

 

also my rearsets are stock so they fold[&:]

 

the pegs fold, the rearsets don't...time to get creative!

drop the front just a few mm to see how you like it.
too much and you'll feel it in the turns...won't be very stable and will feel like it wants to slide out.