Call Progressive, they will help and advise. Went through this challenge early this spring, ended up calling progressive and they put together options for my wife's bike. At 5'0" she has limited options and we started with a 2009 / 883L. We had tried the shock relocation brackets and that did change the ride, handling, and comfort. Ended up with Progressive 10.5 inch shocks, progressive front springs with 1.5" drop, and a cut down seat, the bike already had mid controls. Taking the front and rear down together did not change the comfort or handling FOR HER, I felt like big foot on a mini bike when I rode it. Added a GEN3, V&H slip on, and V&H air ...the lady holds her own with the 96 cu in crowd on a short sprint or in the curves still fades when we hit the interstate. She does bottom out on speed bumps. Biggest problem was modifying the jiffy stand. When we lowered everything the bike was straight up when on the stand and no one makes one shorter than 7" for a sporty. Found an old welder in town who heated, bent, and tempered the stock jiffy. Good luck, making the best half happy just makes life so much better.
