Has anyone else actually tried this swap...I took my stock fronts apart today and removed the little spring out of the top...that alone dropped the front about 1.5" and leveled the whole bike a little more...handles better and doesnt push nearly as bad...just dont jump it like that, it'll upset the spings...
So since the front is dropped, a 16.75" or 17" shock should fit fine...also, inspecting the factory spring out of the shock, I bet it would fit the slightly shorter 450 shock just fine....
Let me know if anyone else has played around with this....thanks