Well, contrary to many on this site and BellTech the manufacturer, the short length goes towards the front. Some of you may remember that I posted stating that my rear wheels were really close to the rear cladding upon my initial install of the BellTech lowering springs. Swapped them over today and everything is great. Measuring the rear wheels for center in the rear wheel wells shows them to be 3/4" towards the front. I think that's normal and to be honest, you can't tell at all looking at them from close up and far away. The ride, one word, awesome. I highly recommend this mod to all SYTY owners as it really smooths things out compared to the 2" blocks I had. Oddly enough too, the rear is now lower (like I wanted) than my stock springs with 2" blocks. Oh well, I'm happy and the Sy looks and drives great. On to the next project!
Take care!
Take care!