400ex shock

[sal]

Im going to buy a rear 400ex shock for 30 bucks shipped. I just need to know how to install it. Can anyone help? This link is not working.
http://www.blasterforum.com/suspension-14/cheap-shocks-4054/

 

[blasterdemon7]

Ken O'Conner can hook you up with the bushings to install it.

 

[blasterdemon7]

http://www.blasterforum.com/members/oconnor-racing-8014/

 

[sal]

is it hard to install? thanks for the link

 

[blasterdemon7]

With them bushings it will just bolt in. No harder then changing a stock shock. Other people have made there own but I would rather spend the $20 and same the time it will take to read up on how to do it,go and look for what you need and mod it to work. Thanks to O'Conner, you can skip all that BS.

 

[sal]

can you paint the springs?

 

[blasterdemon7]

you can but will take alot of masking. I don't think you can take the springs of the shock.

 

[Whitty21]

"Thanks to O'Conner, you can skip all that BS." that should be his business modo

 

[blasterdemon7]

can you paint the springs?

I was wrong. I think you can take the springs off the 400ex shock.

 

[mikeyd23]

It is easy as can be with Ken's bushings, then just drill the bottom mounting hole out to 12mm and use the stock bolt.

 

[sal]

got my shock today. I havent riding my blaster with the original shock except on the test drive up and down a street, so I probably won't notice the improvement but how much better is it for jumping? Are you able to launch off jumps better with these? I've seen some youtube videos of people jumping with the stock shocks and its not very impressive.

 

[mikeyd23]

It is a great upgrade, you can't beat it for the price. Makes riding and jumping much for comfortable.

 

[sal]

now i just need to upgrade the fronts.

 

[SE_BlasterOwner]

in my opinion i wouldn't mess with the fronts i think they are just fine, the rear is the only thing that bottoms out for me

 

[Whitty21]

the fronts dont bottom out usually, there problem for me is that they don't do much of anything, if i can sell some stuff i will hopefully have works tripple rates I:I

 

[super noober]

in my opinion i wouldn't mess with the fronts i think they are just fine, the rear is the only thing that bottoms out for me

hahaha wow never heard that before some banshee fronts set on one notch above full soft is a nice ride upgrade for the money

 

[sal]

I have banshee shocks on the way. Well hopefully on the way, no tracking # yet but paid for.

 

[NOVIS]

in my opinion i wouldn't mess with the fronts i think they are just fine, the rear is the only thing that bottoms out for me

are the jumps you hit 3" tall. stock front shocks BLOW DICK and you feel every single bump in the ground!! wait till you ride another machine and youll feel the difference

 

[brandoz28]

i have my stockers set to full soft, they're better than my old stuff i had..........



but all of that was full rigid lol. the triple rates are gonna be rockin awesome

 

[Brute71]

triple rates are soo freakin nice for rough stuff. I have the ATC 250R on the rear of my blaster and the works triple rates on the front is a very nice combo with stock suspension. Blows through the rough very smoothly (on the back straight on the local track, i used to only be able to hit 4th gear and the quad would start bouncing around, with the works/250r setup i was plowing through the same section in 5th and could have hit 6th but the jump needed high revs in 4th [or low 5th] in order to downside it) and does a much better job on some larger MX jumps.