can i flip my rims

[sam the brave]

would it do anything if i flip my rims around to make the front end wider
would it do anything bad for the bike

[Bush0102]

you can do it, but its gonna mess with your handling.

usually cheap alternatives for suspension upgrades wont work properly and often end up breaking stuff. Its a sad fact...suspension for a quad is more than it is for a car...in fact, most quad parts are. A hotcam stage I is like, what, $135? My buddy has a $120 performance cam in his Mustang...


I hate being broke and seing all the nice quads on this site:(

[400exrules]

Originally posted by Bush0102
you can do it, but its gonna mess with your handling.

usually cheap alternatives for suspension upgrades wont work properly and often end up breaking stuff. Its a sad fact...suspension for a quad is more than it is for a car...in fact, most quad parts are. A hotcam stage I is like, what, $135? My buddy has a $120 performance cam in his Mustang...


I hate being broke and seing all the nice quads on this site:(

u have a job :confused:

[Bush0102]

Originally posted by 400exrules
u have a job :confused:

i only make 25% now that i am at school and my brother is running my company. Plus i have my car payment to make each month. Thats why i am going to MTSU next year, so i can start making money again. Also, you forget the grass doesnt grow in the winter.

[400exrules]

Originally posted by Bush0102
i only make 25% now that i am at school and my brother is running my company. Plus i have my car payment to make each month. Thats why i am going to MTSU next year, so i can start making money again. Also, you forget the grass doesnt grow in the winter.

oh u do landscaping? thats cool. its reallly really popular in my town, everyone does it. my friend can make $500 a week easily from just workin acouple hours after school. i want to start doin it but i cant afford the mowers and all that

by the way, wut year will it be for u in college next year? my sister is a sophmore at MTSU, shes gonna be an interior designer :macho shes goood at it too, she'll prob be rich, no doubt

[YFZ450Ridr]

ya you can flip your rims. its about the same thing as wheel spacers or offset rims. alothugh off set rims are the best. actually longer a arms are the best but thier expensive. watch out tho one some quads when you flip your rims, the valve stem hits the brake caliper. i got 3 inch wheel spacers and they work good for me since i ride trails mainly.

[Bush0102]

Originally posted by 400exrules

by the way, wut year will it be for u in college next year?


i'll be a sophomore.

[kicken250x]

i wouldnt recomand it at all...i hate mine, im switching them back as soon as i get off my *** and take them to school. it causes so much bump steer and if you ride fast trails it kills you with arm pump. just rock it like it is and save up for some shocks and a arms

[YFZ450Ridr]

oh come on man im 14 and can handle a little extra bumpsteer with my wheel spacers. and i ride fast pase trails, 3rd, 4th gear trails.

[Destructo]

Bumpsteer? I never have problems with that on my quad, now I have had issues with it on trucks before that had improperly done lift kits. I'm a MAN, so I can handle it, it never gets to where it actually steers me in one direction.

[Syrus]

Originally posted by 250EXridr
oh come on man im 14 and can handle a little extra bumpsteer with my wheel spacers. and i ride fast pase trails, 3rd, 4th gear trails.

If your 14, then i guess you would know better then these guys right ? Flip your rims and learn the hard way. These guys arnt just talking to hear themselves, they've been around, and done it themselves before. Id listen to them, but no one can stop ya

[ShiftFMX]

If you do it, it will eventually chew through your valve stem. It happened to me. I sold the quad, but i if the tires were gonna need more air...i woulda been sol bcause after that you cant fit an air fitting on there! Believe me, its not worth it!

[YFZ450Ridr]

Originally posted by Syrus
If your 14, then i guess you would know better then these guys right ? Flip your rims and learn the hard way. These guys arnt just talking to hear themselves, they've been around, and done it themselves before. Id listen to them, but no one can stop ya

i was just stating how i see it, im not disagreeing with any one

[Syrus]

Originally posted by 250EXridr
i was just stating how i see it, im not disagreeing with any one

sorry i thought u were who started the tread, my bad.

[chucked]

Man I dont think that quad can take much more, you are already beating the crap outta it :rolleyes:

[theTman]

Originally posted by chucked
Man I dont think that quad can take much more, you are already beating the crap outta it :rolleyes:


i agree:rolleyes:

[sam the brave]

well i am still gonna ride it hard but i will keep it working
i changed the oil after the first tank of gas
i had all the bearing and ball joints replaced
i dont plan on killing the bike again

[rollie]

It puts alot of stress on the ball joints.....which isnt good at all....just leave it stock

[chucked]

Originally posted by sam the brave
well i am still gonna ride it hard but i will keep it working
i changed the oil after the first tank of gas
i had all the bearing and ball joints replaced
i dont plan on killing the bike again

You contradict yourself "well i am still gonna ride it hard " "i dont plan on killing the bike again"

you just dont get it :rolleyes:

changing the oil wont keep all the bearings and ball joints from wearing.....

[Destructo]

I gotta do front bearings on mine.

I can't believe you'v already bored that motor out and killed the ball-joints and bearings already on an 04 quad, what in the world are you doing to that thing?

Mine is an 01 and I bet I still have stock ball-joints.

[ShiftFMX]

I blew my 250 up about a year after i had it also...:rolleyes: POS

I havent ridden that thing in over 2 years

[sam the brave]

ok i did blow up the bike i rode it to dam hard but i am still gonna ride it hard but not as hard
every thing is working right and i am gonna keep it that way

[Destructo]

you must ride with that sucker on the rev limiter to blow one up that quick lol.

[theTman]

Originally posted by sam the brave
i rode it to dam hard but i am still gonna ride it hard but not as hard


that makes no sence....

your gonna ride it hard
but not as hard:huh

[cdalejef]

I think it blew up for some other reason than riding it too hard.

[tg413]

i agree there is a difference between riding hard and abusing(not doing proper maintence).