DK Customs Confort Lift Kit

[DK Custom Products]

I went to install my lift today, didn't work out like the video, had it jacked like in the video, couple 2x4's on jack, but when trying to put jack stands underneath it didn't work out, had jack far enough back so not to hit the body and my jack wheels and frame was in the way and I couldn't see another way of doing it, tried jacking up with jack on the bumper and got so far but then backed off, I didn't feel comfortable doing it that way. I have a another way I might try at a later date by tying down the front end and jacking it up on the big plate in front of axle, if not someday I will get it figured out, I helped a guy put his own last year but did it at my friends house in his shop, but with covid19 going on I haven't been there or visited him since February. With what I did today I will have to put 50 miles and do the the rims again, wished I would have jacked it up and looked before I loosened the nuts on rims and then I could have seen it wasn't going to work out like the video and then the rims would be good to go without checking again, oh well, someday I will get the lift on, maybe just drive up to my friends house since he is 50 miles away and use his shop but with this crap going around I can't afford to get it with my lungs being bad.

All for now Trampas

Not sure how it could not work...unless your jack just does not fit.

We have even used an automobile bottle jack to lift one side, put a jack-stand under that side, then put the bottle jack on the other side and put a jack-stand on the other side.

Please feel free to give a call and we can find out what is not working, and help get it to work for you.

Kevin

[Trampas]

Not sure how it could not work...unless your jack just does not fit.

We have even used an automobile bottle jack to lift one side, put a jack-stand under that side, then put the bottle jack on the other side and put a jack-stand on the other side.

Please feel free to give a call and we can find out what is not working, and help get it to work for you.

Kevin

I have had my floor jack for over 40 years, the frame is 7 inches wide, the saddle is 6 1/2 inch wide and front wheels is 4 inch diameter, it was tight but doable, but couldn't get jack stands under the frame right with floor jack frame and wheels in the way. I thought about the bottle jack method and may try that, I'm in no hurry, enjoying the ride the way it is, I'm sure it would be a little better with the lift kit on, don't know for sure, my 2016 had a lift kit on it when I bought it and I thought the ride was good so to speak. I can wait until I get to my friends with his hoist like when I did my friends lift kit last year, worked good, put hoist pads under bumper and lift and then jacks stands underneath and let it down.

Thanks for the offer to call and I may do so in the future.

All for now Trampas

[Trampas]

Not sure if you will see this Kevin, where would I put the bottle jack, not sure how high mine goes, I would suppose I could raise one side and then the other and then go back to other side and put a 2x6 under bottle jack to get it to go higher I guess, thinking out of the box here, I have small pieces of 2x6 for some reason, must of been another project many years ago.

All for now Trampas

[DK Custom Products]

Not sure if you will see this Kevin, where would I put the bottle jack, not sure how high mine goes, I would suppose I could raise one side and then the other and then go back to other side and put a 2x6 under bottle jack to get it to go higher I guess, thinking out of the box here, I have small pieces of 2x6 for some reason, must of been another project many years ago.

All for now Trampas

The bottle jack out of Mary's F150 was tall enough...but if it wasn't I would put wood under it to make it tall enough.

Where we have lifted it up...ONLY One side at a time, is on the blocks, circled in red below, right were the tie down loop is. We did not lift on the actual loop, but on the two heavy blocks that are circled.



Feel free to call anytime.

Kevin

[Trampas]

The bottle jack out of Mary's F150 was tall enough...but if it wasn't I would put wood under it to make it tall enough.

Where we have lifted it up...ONLY One side at a time, is on the blocks, circled in red below, right were the tie down loop is. We did not lift on the actual loop, but on the two heavy blocks that are circled.



Feel free to call anytime.

Kevin

Thanks, was thinking around that area or a few other area's, my jack in my truck is a scissor jack but I do have a 5 ton bottle jack. I do have a short piece of 2x4 with a slot in it for the tie down ring, tried that yesterday with floor jack but the mufflers were in the way and I couldn't get it just right, never thought of going from the side with floor jack or maybe with my bottle jack which I think will be to high, will check out my scissor jack another day, I know I will get it done someday and with the heat here it is pretty rough in the garage even with my fan going. My friend has a air in his shop this year and he said it is really nice now, wished he had done it many years ago. I might call you someday if I run into trouble with this, shouldn't after helping my friend do his, different years but he didn't have the parking brake bracket to deal with.

All for now Trampas

[SCOOTER TRASH]

the comfort lift kit on Road great, smoothed out little bumps, made big ones better

changed cornering, not for the better, made seteering at highway speed twitchy went back to stock after one 400 mile ride, just my 2 cents

[GTK]

the comfort lift kit on Road great, smoothed out little bumps, made big ones better

changed cornering, not for the better, made seteering at highway speed twitchy went back to stock after one 400 mile ride, just my 2 cents

First time I have seen a complaint of the comfort lift kit that made the steering more sensitive or twitchy as Scooter Trash puts it. Wonder what changed on the cornering from stock suspension?

[Trampas]

Well I finally put the lift kit on, I tried with floor jack at rear of trike, didn't work as planned even with the smaller jack stands that I had to buy, floor jack is just to big, I ended up going from the side with my 2x4 with a cut out for the ring and jacked it up, put my new jack stand underneath and then went to other side and did it. Pulled tires and let air out of shocks, then started loosening the bolts on everything, not sure what kind of locktite harley uses but I had to use breaker bar to get everything loose except the shock bolt, that broke easy, was surprised on that.

I think I spent 20 minutes trying to get it in the full lift, jack up, jack down, I don't have that big weld like Kevin has on his 19, I have a 18 and it looked like I could use full lift, ended up using the second set of holes, I think if I had somebody there to work the jack up and down maybe I could use full lift, not sure but it looked liked I could of, gave up and used the second set of holes. Got everything tight and then torqued to specs.

Went today and put 53 miles and retorqued the rims, they stayed where I had them, plan on doing it again when I put another 50 miles on it and then every so often them.

I want to thank DK customs for the lift kit, have had it for over a year and just finally getting around to install it, also want to thank Dwayne, I talked to him a few times, he recommended smaller jack stands and that was a big help, thought I would take them back since I didn't scratch them but decided to keep them for future use. Did the lift kit on Wednesday morning and then mowed yard in the afternoon and then it rained off and on on thursday so today was the day for riding. I might save some money for shocks in the future and get rid of air, maybe but I don't put enough miles in a year to justify that kind of money, time will tell.

I did have some sore body parts using muscles I haven't used since I retired 10 years ago and getting up and down off the concrete floor isn't my cup of tea either but doable and now it is done.

All for now Trampas

[DK Custom Products]

the comfort lift kit on Road great, smoothed out little bumps, made big ones better

changed cornering, not for the better, made seteering at highway speed twitchy went back to stock after one 400 mile ride, just my 2 cents

First time I have seen a complaint of the comfort lift kit that made the steering more sensitive or twitchy as Scooter Trash puts it. Wonder what changed on the cornering from stock suspension?

The Comfort part of the Convertible Comfort Lift™ changes the angle of the shocks to smooth out the little bumps and make the big ones better, just like Scooter Trash experienced.

The Lift part puts the rear of the trike higher, the net result being better clearance for the pipes, less of a droopy rear look, AND it makes it easier to steer. See tech article on how it does that at this LINK

Sometimes easier steering is so easy/different that folks feel like the steering is "twitchy". Meaning less input is needed at the handlebars for the bike to steer. If one does not adjust from having to have heavier input at the handlebars to having less input, that can be uncomfortable.

This can be exacerbated by having incorrect front tire pressure, it can also be affected by having too much air in the rear tires. We recommend 20-22 PSI in the rear tires for a better ride.

Not sure about the cornering comment. Cornering, with or without the Convertible Comfort Lift™, is primarily affected by rear shocks, rear shock adjustment & rear tire pressure.

Kevin

[ultrafxr]

Well I finally put the lift kit on, I tried with floor jack at rear of trike, didn't work as planned even with the smaller jack stands that I had to buy, floor jack is just to big, I ended up going from the side with my 2x4 with a cut out for the ring and jacked it up, put my new jack stand underneath and then went to other side and did it. Pulled tires and let air out of shocks, then started loosening the bolts on everything, not sure what kind of locktite harley uses but I had to use breaker bar to get everything loose except the shock bolt, that broke easy, was surprised on that.

I think I spent 20 minutes trying to get it in the full lift, jack up, jack down, I don't have that big weld like Kevin has on his 19, I have a 18 and it looked like I could use full lift, ended up using the second set of holes, I think if I had somebody there to work the jack up and down maybe I could use full lift, not sure but it looked liked I could of, gave up and used the second set of holes. Got everything tight and then torqued to specs.

Went today and put 53 miles and retorqued the rims, they stayed where I had them, plan on doing it again when I put another 50 miles on it and then every so often them.

I want to thank DK customs for the lift kit, have had it for over a year and just finally getting around to install it, also want to thank Dwayne, I talked to him a few times, he recommended smaller jack stands and that was a big help, thought I would take them back since I didn't scratch them but decided to keep them for future use. Did the lift kit on Wednesday morning and then mowed yard in the afternoon and then it rained off and on on thursday so today was the day for riding. I might save some money for shocks in the future and get rid of air, maybe but I don't put enough miles in a year to justify that kind of money, time will tell.

I did have some sore body parts using muscles I haven't used since I retired 10 years ago and getting up and down off the concrete floor isn't my cup of tea either but doable and now it is done.

All for now Trampas

Glad you got them installed Trampas. Having the right equipment - jack, jack stands, etc., makes all the difference. I know when I got my first TG (a 2018 model in September 2017) trying to jack it the first time was shall we say a bit of an adventure. But with the help of 'google,' DK's videos and reading other's experiences and advice here on TT I got myself educated.

And while you got your's done with no problem I would suggest not using a breaker bar on the bolts / screws. Yes H-D does put some aerospace grade thread locker on the pinch block bolts (and on the footboard bolts also). But I've learned that using a heat gun (a hair dryer just won't get hot enough) on those bolts makes them much, much easier to remove and the possibility of breaking one is significantly less. Having to remove a broken bolt (and remember what's left to remove is what has all that threadlocker on it) can definitely ruin your day.

[Trampas]

Glad you got them installed Trampas. Having the right equipment - jack, jack stands, etc., makes all the difference. I know when I got my first TG (a 2018 model in September 2017) trying to jack it the first time was shall we say a bit of an adventure. But with the help of 'google,' DK's videos and reading other's experiences and advice here on TT I got myself educated.

And while you got your's done with no problem I would suggest not using a breaker bar on the bolts / screws. Yes H-D does put some aerospace grade thread locker on the pinch block bolts (and on the footboard bolts also). But I've learned that using a heat gun (a hair dryer just won't get hot enough) on those bolts makes them much, much easier to remove and the possibility of breaking one is significantly less. Having to remove a broken bolt (and remember what's left to remove is what has all that threadlocker on it) can definitely ruin your day.

I understand about the breaker bar, I broke everything loose and then went with ratchet to take off, I do have a heat gun and did not think of it at the time, I guess my brain wasn't working right that day, LOL. I am experimenting with air shock pressure right now, 30 is what I used to run, tried 25 after lift installed, doing 15 right now and I'm happy with this, might try 20 another time, have front tire at 36 and rear tires at 23, might go down on them, have plenty of time to play with settings.

All for now Trampas