looking for information about shock replacement

[larusso_1]

what is the best front and rear shock replacment for your buck. Stock shock just to stiff. Thinking about diamond J widening kit with yzf450 front shocks and honda 250r rear shock. Would i have to widen the rear axle has well? read some stickys on here but i am torn. What is my best option? Thanks

 

[enterprisebmk]

I would stay away from the diamond j kit. They are nothing special and seem like they would be more of a pain than anything. As far as front shocks look on ebay for a good set of used works, pep, elka etc. You usually can find a good deal on there for those. 250R, 400ex and 450r are the popular choices for th rear shock replacement.

 

[Awk08]

I would stay away from the diamond j kit. They are nothing special and seem like they would be more of a pain than anything. As far as front shocks look on ebay for a good set of used works, pep, elka etc. You usually can find a good deal on there for those. 250R, 400ex and 450r are the popular choices for th rear shock replacement.

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[98blaster+4]

important things we need to know to further help you out
do you ride track? if so diamond j may not be a good idea.
what do you ride ? trails? dunes? drags?

 

[Demo4o1]

u might be interested in this: kx 80 works rear shock kx85 kx80 100 blaster banshee | eBay

 

[larusso_1]

I ride mostly trails, but also ride some track. I do ride pretty hard so looking for some decent shocks. thank you guys for the response.

 

[stallion81]

I trail and open field ride. I ride it when I get a chance(no kid/wife). While I do have Lonestar +3 +1 arms, it does have the DJ shock conversion brackets. You will never break those. SOLID.

450 r shocks around the whole bike. Super sweet on my first educated guess setting. These are totally rebuildable also. Put fronts on the wifes 300ex also, Diamond J shock and 400ex a arms. Awesome.

Cant vouch for the widening kit(DJ), but the shock conversion is nice. 450r shocks take my vote.