lowering kit/ wideing kit
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Lowering is normally only for track racing. Lowing can help the cornering if you ride in mostly flat areas with very small ruts and dips. Making it wider will help the cornering and is the way most people go. There's many ways to make it wider depending on the work and money you want to put into it. If its older then 03 and has the drum brakes on the front, you can insta your front rims backwards to widen the front end some. The cheap way is wheel spacers. Expensive way is a plus a le and a- arms.
This is my bike with a Diamond, widening and lowering kit fitted.
Wheel spacers of the stud variety too are fitted.
The bike is used for MX and handles pretty well.
The kit does produce a little problem by adding to bump steer but it can be tamed with toe adjustments.
If one has the money and wants the ultimate widening solution, then aftermarket A arms are the better choice.
Wheel spacers of the stud variety too are fitted.
The bike is used for MX and handles pretty well.
The kit does produce a little problem by adding to bump steer but it can be tamed with toe adjustments.
If one has the money and wants the ultimate widening solution, then aftermarket A arms are the better choice.
made for mx and jumping, 4" lower/ 2" wider with one simple part, second item down below the cfm airbox....
http://www.cfmperformanceatv.com/blasterpropg.html
http://www.cfmperformanceatv.com/blasterpropg.html
if you check ebay you can find spacers, the stud type spacers, and complete kits pretty cheap. my friend has dura blue wheel spacers on his, and i have the stud type on one of mine, they work great had no probs with them. and for the back if you dont want to do spacers you can use a banshee axle, but use all the banshee parts so it tightens up, there are lots of options for making it wider just look around. why do you want to lower it?
if i had 8 beans to spend i'd be getting standard travel ASR +3+1 a-arms ...........
Yamaha Blaster 3 Up 1 in Pro x Racing A Arms by American Star | eBay
i say standard travel, as that will allow you to continue to use your stock shocks for now, which will greatly reduce the stock stiffness,
if you had more $ to play with ?
i'd suggest long travel a-arms and possibly 450 front shocks ? (possibly found for the same $ as standard travel works shocks..$150 - 200 on ebay)
be sure to purchase the 450 shocks first so ASR can build the arms for your exact length shocks
if you want to do just the LT front now and the rear widening later ? or possibly just wheel spacers for the rear until a wider axle can be purchased ?
decisions, decisions ?
or do the standard travel ASR's for now and.......
a G-force/Tusk rear axle from rockymountainatvmc.com.................
Tusk Adjustable Width Racing Axle | ATV | Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
the standard travel a-arms and axle should leave you roughly $200 left over to invest in some used blaster/banshee works performance shocks and possibly even a 400ex rear shock, keep an eye on ebay.
that combo has proven to be a great little set-up on the cheap.
once you widen it front and back, it will gain tons of stability and lowering it is usually not needed,
Yamaha Blaster 3 Up 1 in Pro x Racing A Arms by American Star | eBay
i say standard travel, as that will allow you to continue to use your stock shocks for now, which will greatly reduce the stock stiffness,
if you had more $ to play with ?
i'd suggest long travel a-arms and possibly 450 front shocks ? (possibly found for the same $ as standard travel works shocks..$150 - 200 on ebay)
be sure to purchase the 450 shocks first so ASR can build the arms for your exact length shocks
if you want to do just the LT front now and the rear widening later ? or possibly just wheel spacers for the rear until a wider axle can be purchased ?
decisions, decisions ?
or do the standard travel ASR's for now and.......
a G-force/Tusk rear axle from rockymountainatvmc.com.................
Tusk Adjustable Width Racing Axle | ATV | Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
the standard travel a-arms and axle should leave you roughly $200 left over to invest in some used blaster/banshee works performance shocks and possibly even a 400ex rear shock, keep an eye on ebay.
that combo has proven to be a great little set-up on the cheap.
once you widen it front and back, it will gain tons of stability and lowering it is usually not needed,
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yes, the ASR arms are 3" wider and 1" forward.
when i added the 2" wheel spacers per side on my black bike, it does sit slightly lower, as it has more leverage on the shock
neither will make it sit with the arms "straight across" usually only a lowering kit will achieve that.
Elkas and ASR's are what i run, some who have ridden my bike call it the "mountain cadillac" it's that smooth !
even way larger stock suspension bikes cannot hang with me thru the rough stuff, suspension rules here, not horsepower!!!
best combo available ...IMO
these diamond j kits give you lowering choices with a few bolt changes, low for the track, higher for the trails.........
Yamaha Blaster 200 Shocks Conversion or Loweringonlykit | eBay
Yamaha Blaster 200 Shocks Conversion or Loweringonlykit | eBay
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See now i.race mx and i just got some trenga +3 a arms and 450 shocks set up for my.wieght and my bike sits crazy tall like at the start of the frame it sits almost a foot tall?
although i just posted it above, here ya go again...
Yamaha Blaster 200 Shocks Conversion or Loweringonlykit | eBay
DiamondJ's ebay store:
Yamaha Kits, Any ATV Model Items items in Diamond J Customs store on eBay!
website:
ATV A Arms and Shocks Widening Kits - Billet Aluminum Rear Wheel Spacers - Low Cost ATV Long Travel A Arms Alternatives
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i see 3 options on this page for blasters:
1. just longer shocks with the relocation kit
2. the complete widening kit for all stock parts
3. complete widening and shock relocation for using 450 shocks
http://stores.ebay.com/Diamond-J-Cu..._fsub=10&_sid=143502163&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322
i just gotta add, IMO...in no way shape or form are these kits as good an upgrade as any aftermarket extended a-arms that have castor/camber adjustability, and replaceable ball joints.
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