i got the bushings in and everything, now all i have to do is drill out the bottom of shock. almost done.... and i have to mod the airbox a little too
need help with 400ex shock.
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Not knockin the DIY man, but i'm curious to see how you make those bushings work and not picture of bushings but installed. I don't see how they will work without additional spacers. I have to tell you that I'm with slick in what you paid shipped not worth the DIY, and if anyone knows it would be me as I have made both spacers, sleeves, and worked with the stock bolt turned down to do the modification on a YFZ450 rear which is the same spec as the top of a 400ex. It worked perfectly but when upgrading to a works albeit a 400ex, I just bought kens bushings not because I didnt have the DIY way of doing things down at that point, because it was a much nicer specific app simple design that left me with no worries and If I count the time I spent to mod it correctly in the DIY department it still didnt beat the 20 dollars I spent on my bushings from ken shipped.
The bushings I put in, after I cut them and drilled them, they don't look nearly as nnice as ken's. But I also did it at home and not at school. I was rushing, and really wanted to get it done. I'll post pick of the bushings in today
Yea I saw how much but that is not figuring shipping unless you picked them up?
shipping was 3 buckaroos and i got bolt for free cause i got gift card.... always it would have been 5 oinkers....
Props for doing your own work!!!
Sometimes, It just makes ya feel better to do it yourself! I:II:I little green your way!
Lol thanks slick
Tho I probs wouldn't have been able to do it without this site.... Yea well..... The way did it worked awesome, and it's my work, tho if I had to do it again, Im buying the bushings hahah
sorry for the late chime in.. I have a question. Does the elimination of the rubber bushing on the bottom of the stock shock when using a a 400ex shock have any bad effects like vibration play etc. ?
You mean, bolting through the solid aluminum? You should use spacer on each side, i used washers, Haven't had any issues with play.
Yeah the solid aluminum lower mount. Reason for my question is i currently have issues with vertical play in my upper and lower rear stock shock. I also take a beating from that stock pos shock so i figured better than spending money to get new bushings in the oem one i take care of two birds.. so i grabbed a nice condition 2003 400ex shock and im gonna get kens adapter bushing kit. It just seems to me that the elimination of a lower rubber bushing and addition of aluminum sitting right on top of the steel pin might cause some issues. I dont know maybe im just overeacting to something i havent even experienced yet :-/?
