C&D mx shock rebuild!!!

[chris450R]

ok guys i know there has been alot of discussion about the C&D rvelaving and how it works. well i can and will tell you that this works wonders!!! i just got mine back from them this last friday, just in time to make it saturday to an arenacross race. my shocks are setup zps style triple rate front and dual rate rear with pre load but it is still zps style. they are set for my weight 210, for a B class rider. total ride height was dropped greatly. i am not really sure how much exactly, but my step bros yfz sets 10" off the ground(right under the motor)stock and mine now sets 7" off the ground(right under the motor). i am stock width and now have no problems with tippyness in corner, even 90 degree corners. it is easily slid into corners with no fear of losing speed or tipping up. there is NO bucking. i tested that through the rythme section at the race and it did awesome. i also cased some on purpose to see how they would react. all i can say is that it was hard to tell that i cased a jump at all. well my finally thought on this setup is: if anyone is looking for an inexpensive way to up grade their susepnsion and don't have $1000+ to spend then this is the way to go! i am absolutely in love with mine and can not wait to ride again.

sorry i kinda messed that pic up but you get the idea. but if you look close you can see the top spring is compressed.
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[Colby@C&DRacing]

We are really happy that you like the shocks:) Now you can show your riding buddies what that 450r can really do:D

[kazpr]

Glad to hear you are happy! They do look good. I am about to get my shocks redone. I really like C&D racing. I am just curious what the rear link that Derisi sells with his does for the setup. Hope someone soon gets one of those setups.
I am curiouis if his link is nothing more than a GT Thunder link.

[wvspeedfreak]

The first thing I noticed about my 450 after the shock rebuild was how different it acted going in to a corner hard.Before you had to really hang off the bike to keep it from feeling tippy.Now it requires alot less body english to rail a corner at high speed.I absolutely love the set-up.

[ThumPIN_450R]

Originally posted by kazpr
Glad to hear you are happy! They do look good. I am about to get my shocks redone. I really like C&D racing. I am just curious what the rear link that Derisi sells with his does for the setup. Hope someone soon gets one of those setups.
I am curiouis if his link is nothing more than a GT Thunder link.

i'm getting my derisi stuff some time later today i just really wish fed ex wasn't so dang slow

[chris450R]

definitely hanging the turns fast is a whole lot better with this setup. also i noticed a big difference in my fatigue(sp) during the race, it was alot less that usual. and arm pump was good to. i mean i could have rode twice as long. the only thing that got tired was my clutch hand, but i could have still gone a few more laps.

[EXBANSHEE]

Did they put a different linkage on and how much did all three shocks cost for the revalve and springs?:D

[Colby@C&DRacing]

No we do not use a different linkage and don't see the need for it. We charge $550 for all three and there is an option to add 1" more travel in the rear for $65 extra.

[culookn]

hey chris, how long was there turnaround for the shocks , from the time you mailed them until you got them back to your door. also are those 20in tires in the back you have. can you change out your a arms to to a wider standard travel?

[450r#221]

Im about a week out on my DeRisi shock revalve w/ new long travel linkage,Ill let you know when i get them on:macho

[chris450R]

Originally posted by culookn
hey chris, how long was there turnaround for the shocks , from the time you mailed them until you got them back to your door. also are those 20in tires in the back you have. can you change out your a arms to to a wider standard travel?

well i mailed them on a wednesday before new years. and i got them back the friday after new years but they didn't get my shocks until that tuesday and colby did them wednesday and then shipped my shocks thursday 2 day air so that i could get them back for an arenacross race on saturday which was this past weekend. so it really didn't take very long. no, those are 18" itp mx tires. i know they look like 20's becuase they are 18x11-9 and they aren't the mxr's or mxr4's, they are just plain ITP mx tires. they have been pretty good though, but i will soon be getting some 8" beadlocks and new razr mx 18" on the back, so they will be gone. and yes you can go with a standard travel wider a-arms. mine are suppose to be valved a little stiff for my stock arms because i will be getting soon burgard +2's sometime this summer, i hope. they pretty much do just about whatever you what done to the shocks. they ask for all the info about you and your atv before you send them, so they can get all the right parts for them.

chris

[culookn]

u said you had the original zps style shocks on the front, can they convert them to remote mount, front and back?

[Colby@C&DRacing]

You can not make the stock shocks a remote rezzie shock.