Another Vulcan shock question

First off, I want apologize if I am asking a repeat question, but I was not able to find my exact issue on the forum...

So, I have an 82 550 LTD. I go 235ish and the wife is about 120. I still have the stock shocks on the bike. They do ok, but once in a while we'll bottom the shocks out if we hit a large bump.

I'd like to lower the bike a tad, but I am concerned with bottoming out. If I went with a shorter Vulcan 500 shock, would it be a bit stiffer than my current ones to avoid bottoming out? I am starting to think maybe I should just poney up and get the progressive ones, but they sure aren't cheap.

Andy

I have a couple of pairs of 500 Vulcan shocks mounted on my 650's and I like them. As to the weight carrying capacity I can't say. My best suggestion to you would be to look for a pair from a Vulcan 750/800, they are the same length but have the added features of adjustable dampening and air assist, which I think will give you what you are looking for. They generally sell for a few bucks more on ebay than the 500's do but still much less than the progressives would cost.

Whatever shocks are fitted, it's a good idea to assure when bottomed out that tire doesn't hit underside of rear fender, where it will likely obliterate wiring routed underneath the fender.

Good Fortune!

Do you think the 750/800 would bolt up with no mods? Dare I say could I get a pair of shocks off a different metric bike? I would go with the sporty shocks, but I'd prefer not to mod them too much.