450 shocks!!!!!!!????

[yzrider]

ok, i'm lookin to get a pair of 450 shocks for my blaster, i'm selling my progressives cause they'r too soft, and i'm gonna get a diamond j lowering bracket, but idk what shock to get, yfz's are really pricey, i found a cheap pair of ltr's that just ended and i have a chance to get a pair of honda 450r fronts, i was wondering, are honda 450r shocks any good???????
are yfz the best???? i have heard that yfz's have really good stock suspension

 

[yzrider]

anybody????????????

 

[darederek]

i have heard the same about the yfz shocks. idk about others

 

[yzrider]

yeah, the yfz's are sooooo friggin expensive, i'm starting to wonder if i shouldn't have grabbed the 112 dollar ltr shocks yesterday..

 

[darederek]

yfz 450 front shocks: eBay Motors (item 280529581999 end time Aug-02-10 11:16:46 PDT)

not quite 112 but not too bad

 

[darederek]

Honda 450 TRX450r Front Shocks 400ex 250r: eBay Motors (item 220632457194 end time Jul-09-10 17:43:13 PDT)

or just keep an eye on these

 

[Blasterb0y794]

You know they wont work right? You need long travel a-arms to run all three of those shocks. The lowering kit wont do all that much...

 

[Blasterb0y794]

Honda 450 TRX450r Front Shocks 400ex 250r: eBay Motors (item 220632457194 end time Jul-09-10 17:43:13 PDT)

or just keep an eye on these

Those will rise up in price nicely not to mention i feel bad for the guy that buys them. You can easily tell in the second picture that the shaft is bent on the bottom shock.

 

[yzrider]

You know they wont work right? You need long travel a-arms to run all three of those shocks. The lowering kit wont do all that much...

Yamaha Blaster 200 Shocks Conversion or LoweringOnlyKit: eBay Motors (item 180330469999 end time Jul-23-10 19:30:00 PDT)

there is a member here that runs this with yfz shocks and stock a arms, he has also ran ltr shocks on it, it works bro

 

[yzrider]

Those will rise up in price nicely not to mention i feel bad for the guy that buys them. You can easily tell in the second picture that the shaft is bent on the bottom shock.

the top one is like bent looking too, not the shaft, the middle part ( can't think of it!)

 

[Blasterb0y794]

Yamaha Blaster 200 Shocks Conversion or LoweringOnlyKit: eBay Motors (item 180330469999 end time Jul-23-10 19:30:00 PDT)

there is a member here that runs this with yfz shocks and stock a arms, he has also ran ltr shocks on it, it works bro

Ok your doing it that way. Either way, those kits arent designed with the proper suspension geometry. Your ball joints are going to keep on getting ruined so you better stock up now.

 

[darederek]

they do say right in the ad they recommend long travels because they put the shock at a better angle

 

[DirtDiggler]

I have 450r shocks and you either need the dj shock relocator but on stock a arms the ball joints won't last long because they are very stiff I have +3 +1 long travel a arms and they softened up the 450's considerably it's where I like it to be

 

[yzrider]

Ok your doing it that way. Either way, those kits arent designed with the proper suspension geometry. Your ball joints are going to keep on getting ruined so you better stock up now.

its not the widening kit bro, its just the shock relocater, it has nothing to do with the tie rods or anything........

 

[Blasterb0y794]

its not the widening kit bro, its just the shock relocater, it has nothing to do with the tie rods or anything........

Trust me. Youll be feeling it in the end. Theres a right way and a wrong way. This is considered the wrong way. If you want a nice setup save for a-arms and shock as a package or buy some blaster works for cheap.

 

[blastapole]

I had some works shocks that i got for under 200 dollars that were made for the blaster and they worked really well.

Look for some works shocks they are good and not that expensive.

 

[yzrider]

ok guys, i'll try and get some works, they are just realllly pricey, theres a cheap set on ebay. but they need a rebuild, so idk

 

[yzrider]

well, i'm gonna go ahead and do my original plan, if i don't like it then i'm gonn asell it all and get some works

 

[yzrider]

well sh*t, i just read that u have to have the quad widened to make it work right, so i guess i'm just gona have to use some works, damn

 

[blastapole]

Theres a set for a banshee on ebay that are in good shape and cheap. They wil work fine on your blaster.