Best automotive suspension lowering kits according to redditors

Height should be your biggest concern.

I'm 5'11", with kinda short legs, too. I couldn't ride this bike if it were any higher. You can get lowering links, and a different seat, and you should be OK - right about where I'm at, but it may never be "like a glove" comfortable.

It will totally get the city job done. Little box on the back, and you're good to go. When they hit potholes, and nearly lose it, you'll float over like nothing. Mine is a daily commuter and a weekend warrior. There is nothing this bike won't do "pretty ok".

Riding is riding. Unless you're trying to keep up with people doing 80+, you'll be just fine. The bike is as much fun as any other bike on the street at <60mph. I've ridden with groups of guys on harleys, groups of older guys on Can-Am and Goldwing trikes, adventure bike groups, groups of kids on dirtbikes, families on atvs, and in giant packs of streetbikes on weekend evenings.

Travelling far distance ... don't do it unless you're comfortable on a bike already. Riding for hours on end can play tricks with your concentration and whatnot. If you must, and you're not that experienced, plan on a 15-20 minute break for every hour riding. Just do it.

Here's some shit that I learned the hard way:

Change the oil/filters before you go, and check the plug. Check your air filter after 1000 miles of highway/trail. Plan your trip to avoid interstate. You will be much more relaxed on smaller highways, and you won't have as many trucks and their drafts to contend with. Calculate your gas mileage at every fillup. Little problems can show up as dropping mileage before they become big problems. Put some flat stop in your tubes. Give the tires a push check before starting every time. Bring rain riding gear, and hope you don't need it. Get a throttle lock. Either a good one or a cheap one. The KLR will vibrate your hands numb, you will need to get your hand off the bars for a bit. Wear a camelback water bag. A good GPS/phone mount that offers visibility without having to look away from the road is really nice when going through unfamiliar towns. Make sure you have a usb charger if you don't have a 12v socket. for your gps/phone on the bike. Carry extra cheap eye protection. One of those ATV seat pads can help if you get a sore ass easily. Don't beeline it to your destination - make a point to include a side-trip up a mountain or something as often as you can.

I think you'll end up liking the bike, and you'll end up going on that "adventure" ride sooner than you think :)

Lanesplitting is as easy as you want it to be, with no panniers. It starts to get hairy above 60, because after that the KLR just doesn't have the instant go that you need to zip through smaller spaces. So at those speeds, you're more like a cruiser bike. But at city speeds, once you've been in the saddle a few months, it feels really small in traffic.

With just a slight drop, you might get away with not having to do the shocks:

http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-2009-Corolla-Lowering-Springs/dp/B0094GS1E8

Here's the answer! At this website (cylce-ergo.com) you can enter your height and see how you will fit on any motorcycle! Super helpful website.

Basically - You're good to go! No problems! You'll want to avoid adventure bikes and dual sport bikes, but cruisers and cafe racers will fit great depending on the model. I'm short too and I started off on this $1200 cafe racer so I could put both feet down flat. Now I ride a sport bike where I can only put one foot down flat if I scoot over on the seat.

You can lower bikes with things like this, or by modifying the seat by carving some foam off them.

Check these out.

https://www.amazon.com/06-13-KAWASAKI-KLX250S-DeVol-Lowering/dp/B007S13OFC

I may even have some that I took off my KLX I can ship to you. If you're interested pm me and I'll look for them when I get home.

Tanabe NF210 Springs - 13 Lexus GS350 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BYG4MAI/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_Z5Wqxb4XPQQT6

Godspeed (LS-TS-HI-0006) Traction-S Lowering Spring Set For Hyundai Veloster Turbo 2011-2016 FS gsp set kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XRJVBR9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_EecDFEGmVImux

When you say lowering block do you mean something like this

If I get a kit such as this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q0QVQG/ref=crt_ewc_title_huc_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)

Would you still recommend the extended top hats or are those struts built to be in the proper range already with the lower height?

Yes, 3 out of 4 were blown. And the driver's side strut might as well been stanced, it hit a pothole so hard, it belt the hub assembly and the actual strut creating negative camber. But its not like its an air ride suspension, broken shocks and struts should only effect travel over speed bumps.

While I know the shocks were blown, I still hated its height, it couldn't even make it over any speed bump without scrapping, and thats going slow and angling it correctly. Also the downpipe still has a few good shots on it as well.

If I was ever going to swap it again, I would totally go with SVT suspension kit. I have seen them for $250 as well. Its a very doable 1/2in drop.

Find something like this


https://www.amazon.com/FZ-09-Lowering-Link-Links-Kit/dp/B00IITRMJW


Not sure if fz and mt parts are interchangeable but just search "lowering links"

Also, you don't want to adjust your suspension for height, it's for rebound and damping. You want to calibrate that to your weight.

The CBR250R has a seat height of 30.5" but you can get a lowering kit to drop it.

https://www.nicecycle.com/CBR250R-Lowering-Links-p/rth727rt.htm

https://www.amazon.com/Soupys-CBR250R-Horseshoe-Style-Lowering/dp/B00INCJ5FS

https://www.amazon.com/Soupys-DL650-Raising-Links-Years/dp/B00INCLHXG those are what I got. I would recommend getting the height adjustable kickstand with it. I didn’t and the bike leans over a bit too much for my comfort.

There's a lowering link available.

here she is so far


List of possible upgrades

a-arm

subframe connector

panhard bar and control arms

springs