Best stock suspension setup?

[Jonas]

Now that many of you have had some extended seat time on your 450r's, what do you think the best stock suspension settings are for mx and aggressive dune riding. I weight 185 lbs.

[Jonas]

Also what does everyone prefer for a handlebar setup? I am 6'1" and have fairly long arms. I would like my bars higher and more forward for mx. I like the look of a oversized bar and may go with a CR double high t2. Also, people with longer steering stems, how do you like them?

[300extreme#8]

on my stock shocks when i ran then,i put my preload as high as it could go,and then i put my compression allthe way soft,but then came back 1 1/2 turns,and the rebound all the way soft and 2 turns back to hard,so it depends how u ride and what u like,i had +2 a-arms,and it worked better with stock arms, just just play around with them till u like it

[WhiteZee]

for the rear shock, i would send it to GT Thunder and get the stock rear shock revalved and new linkage. it only runs $250, and works 10 times better then the stock setup.

[Jonas]

Has anyone esle here done this and how did you like it?

[ajr400ex]

Two thumbs up on the GTT rebuild for XC. I still get some bucking but very limited. No swamping from side to side. That was my issue with the stock setup. I am also running a set of Elkas on the front, different tie rod ends, and 4:1 offest wheels. Way better than the stock setup for XC.

When stock, I ran the rebound full hard (slow) and the compression turned down. Also took most of the preload off the springs to lower the ride height.

[Jonas]

Has anyone done any other rear suspension upgrades from other companies. Also, do you know what brand of components gt uses in their upgrade kits?

[WhiteZee]

he uses his own linkage, which holds up great, and just revalves the stock shock. best setup IMO.