Purchasing a TVS sytem a couple of questions

[Harley#356]

Originally posted by 2002GreyHD150
tpr.... you just installed it... give the truck at LEAST 500 milesto settle...

if you want a little rake.. add a bell tech or JLP adjustable shackle to the rear & kick her up 1 notch...

Especially if you ordered the entire kit WITH the Bilstein/TVS shocks... give it a chance to settle.

Rob W

shackles will give it a negative rake dont want the front higher than the back! lol
and JLP shackles wont fit with hotchkis leafs without a c-notch, and belltechs on the 1" setting are about the max drop you can do in the rear and the shackle needs to be grinded to clear the thicker hotchkis leafs.


tpr, if you havent driven it much yet, it usually takes 50-100 miles to settle to see your true amount of drop. I remeber when i did tek's front hotchkis coils, truck looked the same after we finished up front on jpanchalk's truck we installed it with the insulators back in there, and it was sitting dead level still after a few miles on it...pulled the insulators out and its got a nice slight rake to it. steve should have pics in his gallery of it (tattoostuff)

[tpr103]

i thought the same thing about the shackles lol! i don't have that many miles on the system yet but i think im gonna rip the isolators out this weekend

[2002GreyHD150]

doh! Ive got painted parts on my brain....

Rob w

[Dbl G]

I've got tilt hoods on mine......

[tpr103]

ok so i just got done ripping the isolators out and just form backing it outta the garage i can honestly say i like it! hasn't even settled yet. all i can say is man those front end links are a P.I.T.A

[N2BOOST]

I did the hotchkis kit with 1/2 coil cut and shackles on the first hole and it is raked pretty good maybe a inch, if I get a chance I will shoot a pic.