Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on a 400ex rear shock for XC racing, harescrambles, woods racing. I have stock now and have been told the 400ex shock would be too stiff, but haven't ridden one myself obviously. I need something that is gonna be good in tight woods and lots of gnarly terrain(rocks, more rocks, mud, creeks, hill climbs) but I don't do much jumping, just a few feet here and there. Anyway, all input is GREATLY APPRECIATED and thanks a ton in advance. I:I
400ex Rear Shock for Cross Country?
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if you had a longer swingarm it would be great cause the added leverage, im guessing it would be rather stiff, im gonna be running a yzf450 rear shock, it will be stiff!
Good point, I'm fabricating my own extended swinger out of 2 stock ones, so I should be able to make it work pretty well. Thanks for the info!
sure thing, i was thinking of having my dad weld in a 3" section on my swing arm but i jump alot and am not sure whether it will hold up or not, if you dont jump much it should be fine, im just an idiot and likes to think the blaster can clear 60' tabletops lol, it hurts let me tell ya!
Yeah, there isn't many 60' tabletops in XC Racing, lol! Thank God, because I'm way too old(29) for that sh*t! I have a buddy that made one +4" out of 2 stock ones and it is pretty much bulletproof, I guess I better knock on some wood now, though, lol!
let me know how it holds up, i can weld but my dads welds look much better and are usually stronger
I'll post some pics when I get to fabricating. I'm going to get a "rolling chassis" this weekend and start tearing it down. I'm gonna do a frame-up restoration......gussett and reinforce the frame, fab up the +4 swinger and reinforce it, got a 400ex rear shock on the way(I think), gonna try to do something up front suspension wise(not sure what, yet), probably gonna get one of those gforce adj axles, do a little port & polish work, and whatever else the budget allows, lol..................so I'll be putting up a ton of pics in the next few months hopefully!
until i convinced my mom to buy me a arms, i was going to fab up som 08 raptor 700 a arms on my blaster but now im getting the ones in my sig, im definately going to gusset the frame if my dad brings home the wire welder, stick cost too much, wire is cheap, make sure you make the area under the seat the strongest first, that part always cracks
Wish I could convince my mom to still buy me stuff, lol!! JK, yeah, i heard about the spot under the seat, but thanks for the reminder! I'm sure this thing will get WICKED REINFORCEMENT, I don't want to be fixing it anytime soon, lol!
Not trying to brag or thread jack but Im 19 and have a 19 month old daughter and I built my blaster from pretty much stock
