412's for my bike!

**Balquin** · 09-02-2015, 06:40 PM

So, thanks to MAS Tequila, I have some Progressive 412's to hopefully take care of my suspension issues. To install on my 08 nomad, I need a spacer for it to install correctly. Progressive says it is nothing more than PVC pipe, but would anyone recall offhand what the length is for the spacers. I'm sure I'll be able to figure it out on the fly, but having a good starting point never hurts! Thanks!

hammer · 09-02-2015, 07:29 PM

I am not sure what the PVC pipe would be for except maybe front fork springs.

You may need a couple of 14mm washers at the top on each side to clear the shock eye from the frame. I had that in a "how to" in some notes I had on 440 shocks so it may not apply.

**Framer** · 09-02-2015, 10:15 PM

I think I used 3 washers on each side. No pvc

Vulcan Bill · 09-03-2015, 01:13 AM

Yup. I had to use three 14mm washers each side too. Might have been the SAE size closest cause I bought them in the Lowes hardware section.

Navigator · 09-03-2015, 01:42 PM

Ace Hardware near us carries a variety of spacers and I have used them in various bike applications. You might try your local hardware store for something like that if you don't want to use multiple washers

Vulcan Bill · 09-03-2015, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Navigator

Ace Hardware near us carries a variety of spacers and I have used them in various bike applications. You might try your local hardware store for something like that if you don't want to use multiple washers

True, that slipped my mind. My local ACE has a very good selection of metric and SAE hardware, including metric chromed spacers. Its not cheap but it sure is convenient.

**Balquin** · 09-03-2015, 06:19 PM

And this is why I love this forum! Thanks for all the feedback. I'll be heading down to Ace on Saturday. I'll look into the spacers, but I at least know that the washers will do the trick.

**minst7877** · 09-03-2015, 06:30 PM

Make sure the diameters are the same on the shocks and the mounting posts. This is where the pvc spacers are used.

DC

recumbentbob · 09-03-2015, 07:25 PM

Ace is the place.

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Balquin Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Windsor, CO Posts: 83	412's for my bike! So, thanks to MAS Tequila, I have some Progressive 412's to hopefully take care of my suspension issues. To install on my 08 nomad, I need a spacer for it to install correctly. Progressive says it is nothing more than PVC pipe, but would anyone recall offhand what the length is for the spacers. I'm sure I'll be able to figure it out on the fly, but having a good starting point never hurts! Thanks! __________________ 2008 Nomad black/red VBA#2803 "It takes all types to make up this world and not one of them is missing." Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-02-2015, 07:29 PM	#2
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	I am not sure what the PVC pipe would be for except maybe front fork springs. You may need a couple of 14mm washers at the top on each side to clear the shock eye from the frame. I had that in a "how to" in some notes I had on 440 shocks so it may not apply. __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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Framer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Piedmont OK Posts: 2,207	I think I used 3 washers on each side. No pvc __________________ David (Framer) Marang 2018 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited VBA#02245 VROC#35311 2013 Antlers 2014 Mountain View 2014 Antlers 2015 Eureka Springs 2015 Antlers 2016 Salem 2016 Antlers 2017 Eureka Springs 2017 Lake George 2017 Antlers 2018 Custer
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09-03-2015, 01:13 AM	#4
Vulcan Bill Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 1,400	Yup. I had to use three 14mm washers each side too. Might have been the SAE size closest cause I bought them in the Lowes hardware section. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- '05 1600CL. Originator 18" Harley wheel mod, Dobeck TFI, True Duals, Mutazu hardbags, Flanders handlebars n' a bunch more. *Sometimes I miss the good ol' days but most times I'm just glad I survived them*
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09-03-2015, 01:42 PM	#5
Navigator Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Banner, WA Posts: 644	Ace Hardware near us carries a variety of spacers and I have used them in various bike applications. You might try your local hardware store for something like that if you don't want to use multiple washers __________________ Mike USN Retired 2007 Nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-03-2015, 06:19 PM	#7
Balquin Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Windsor, CO Posts: 83	And this is why I love this forum! Thanks for all the feedback. I'll be heading down to Ace on Saturday. I'll look into the spacers, but I at least know that the washers will do the trick. __________________ 2008 Nomad black/red VBA#2803 "It takes all types to make up this world and not one of them is missing."
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09-03-2015, 06:30 PM	#8
minst7877 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,286	Make sure the diameters are the same on the shocks and the mounting posts. This is where the pvc spacers are used. DC __________________ Me and my 99 G1 Nomad on US 2 by the Lake Michigan Shoreline. Judge's Oil Gear failed and engine overhauled @ 35563 miles VBA/KawaNOW #01625 Christian Motorcyclists Assoc. Wheels Of Destiny Chapter #735 PA Wilds NE/Eastern Canada regional rally July 2012 Eureka Springs National 2015 Rolling Thunder Washington DC 2016 NE US / E Canada Rally - Mont Tremblant, QC 2016 VRA Eastern National at Maggie Valley 2017 99 Nomad G1 gone but never forgotten traded 4/8/17 for a 2017 Indian Roadmaster
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recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	Ace is the place. __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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