best BEADLOCKS???

[Blake24]

iam looking at some 8 or 9 inch beadlocks for my 400ex.........if any of you have pics of your beadlocks plz post them and plz post name/design and price...........THX ALOT!

[exriderdude]

heres a hiper 9X9

[kabd69667]

douglas 8x8 convetional center beadlock

[mrusk]

Most people run the 8in champion beadlocks with the inner ring for the rear. Thats what i got and they are sweet.

matt

[chris29]

Here is a pic of mine with Douglas ultimate beadlocks in the back and Douglas ultimate rolled edge in the front.

[Marty@TheQuadshop]

We have killer prices on HiPer Tech wheels for exriders. call us.

[cdalejef]

Hey Chris, did Kenny do the upper rear shock mod to your frame? If so, how do you like it?

[Tommy 17]

i have 8x8 champ bead locks with inner rings and polish out side rings... they are awesome....

[chris29]

Nope can't afford that yet, but I seen one that ken did to his own bike, he said it works really good and he really likes it. I might have him do it one day when I get some money.

[cdalejef]

Ya, we were talking about it this week! He says he getting about 11.5" of travel in back.:macho

[chris29]

He sold that quad he had it one too. But now he is building that yz440 in a 400ex frame so Im sure he will be doing it to it and to his crf450r that he is also puting in a 400ex frame, there going to be sweet.

[cdalejef]

Ya, ken does great work! I rode for him back in the late 90's. He built me a couple sweet R's!

[Dave400ex]

What does this Upper Shock Mount do? Just give it more Rear Suspension Travel?

[cdalejef]

It lets you run a longer shock at a more gradual angle.

[400exRacerX]

Or you can also run a No-link swingarm and shock. The ride is a bit rougher though.

[Dave400ex]

So how much does this Cost? Could you run your Stock Rear Shock that has been Rebuilt or would you need a whole New Rear? How do you think this would work for XC Jeff?

So I could run a Setup like the CR500 Link for a 250r?

[cdalejef]

No, its a no link setup. Its similar to what Bill Balance was running on his Lonestar frame the last few years. The stock shock will not work. As of now you can only use Axis. We are working on getting Elka to make a shock for it.

[Dave400ex]

Well that Setup is out of the Question. PEP doesn`t make a No Link Shock Setup or whatever it needs? Is there anywhere I can see Pictures of this?

[chris29]

Yeah axis is the only one making this setup. You have to cut your old shock mount on the frame off and move it up 1 inch and run a axis long travel shock for the rear. It is the best rear setup avalible for the 400ex. Jeff don't you got work to do everytime Im on here so are you, Or do you just sit on the computer all day like rico and let everyone else do all the work. Hey if ya need any help Ill be happy to come over and work for ya. Where is your shop from Louisville? I think rico knows but I have no idea, Ill have to come over and see ya one day and spend a little money.

[cdalejef]

LOL....I pretty much just leave the computer on while I'm at the shop and check posts in between working on bikes, talking on the phone and shipping orders. I get home around 7pm, turn the computer on play with my daughter and check the site from time to time. I work for UPS from 12am till 4am. I sleep from 5am till 11am. Go back to the shop at 12pm and do it all over again. I race about every other weekend.

Our shop is at exit 14 off I-71 if that tells you anything. Come on out and we'll put ya to work. We'll bring the beer!!!:macho

i have been on a quad with that setup it's nice there is a lot of gncc guy running that set up

[Tommy 17]

man jeff i wish i lived by u... i would work for free just so i could be around and learn stuff about quads... that would be a aweosme job... it must be awesome to work with quads for half ur living...

[cdalejef]

Your right, I feel real lucky!:)

[Dave400ex]

Chris29, Are you going to do this Setup some day? It sounds really Nice, but I can`t Afford Axis Shocks.

Jeff you are really Lucky. You get to Work on Quads and be around them all the Time. Plus you get all your Parts at Dealer Cost.

i want to work on quads all day and get good deals on parts

[cdalejef]

Originally posted by WarriorMan
Chris29, Are you going to do this Setup some day? It sounds really Nice, but I can`t Afford Axis Shocks.

Jeff you are really Lucky. You get to Work on Quads and be around them all the Time. Plus you get all your Parts at Dealer Cost.

I still have lots of sponsors that I worked my butt off to get. They have stuck with me all these years, if it weren't for them I wouldn't be here. Most of my quads have been built by those sponsors!

[chris29]

Yeah I work at UPS to from 11am to 3pm so I might have to stop by some day and show you boys how to build a race quad!!! J/k but anyways I do need to come down and check your shop out. I spend so much timing driving down to Ken's almost every week its crazy. I think I keep him in bussiness. He's a pretty cools guy, he's helped me out a lot.
WarriorMan When I can afford it, which is not anytime soon, I will be putting that setup on my rear, I also want to run houser 19' longtravel a-arms in the front and Axis long travel shocks, but man that stuff has some crazy prices.

[cdalejef]

What building do ya work in Chris? I work over in building 1. Looks like the teamsters voted to strike if it comes down to it. You need to come ride my R with the long travel Elka's even tho they will be to soft for MX.

Originally posted by Jeff@QuadShop


Our shop is at exit 14 off I-71 if that tells you anything. Come on out and we'll put ya to work. We'll bring the beer!!!:macho

And then were do ya go? Once you get off the exit,,which way at the bottom of the off ramp and were do ya go from there..I used to fish at a pond off that exit..

[Ex'r Marlin]

Hopefully the picture turns out..... Otherwise, I really like the HiPer beadlock rims over the Douglas Billet beadlocks. The Douglas hold up ok, but I do have some flat spots on the inside of the rear rims of both sets of my rear Douglas rims. HiPer has an option to get the dual rear beadlocks, and for the kind of riding I do, I really like that feature.

[Ex'r Marlin]

Here's a pic with one of my sets of Douglas Ultimate Billet Beadlocks:

[cdalejef]

Originally posted by Rico


And then were do ya go? Once you get off the exit,,which way at the bottom of the off ramp and were do ya go from there..I used to fish at a pond off that exit..
LOL...I know the pond your talking about! Come down the ramp and take a left, then take the first right, the building is called American Mini Warehouse, we are in suite 1016.

[chris29]

I work in the 2Da Air hub wing. That builing that you see everyone walking to when you ride the shultle bus. It sucks walking everyday. Yeah rico figure out where it is so we can go down there.
Oh yeah EX'r Marlin those are not Douglas Ultimate Bead locks Those are just douglas bead locks.

[Dave400ex]

Ex`r Marlin, Do you have any Pictures of your 400ex?

[NateLHonda]

its right b4 the pic of his 300ex

[Dave400ex]

Oh geez I didn`t even look on that Page. That is Sweet.

[cdalejef]

Originally posted by chris29
I work in the 2Da Air hub wing. That builing that you see everyone walking to when you ride the shultle bus. It sucks walking everyday. Yeah rico figure out where it is so we can go down there.
Oh yeah EX'r Marlin those are not Douglas Ultimate Bead locks Those are just douglas bead locks.
Are you all getting moved to hub 2000 next month? I feel for ya, its bad enough walking across that d*** parking lot.

[monkeynuts]

[i]. The stock shock will not work. As of now you can only use Axis. We are working on getting Elka to make a shock for it. [/B]

i mean no disrespect, jeff, you sound like you have more knowlege of the game than i will ever have, but just in case anybody is wondering, a guy i know that i go to glamis with has a no link setup; it is a 250r w/ a stock frame, timmy boy no-link swing arm, and a TCS no link long travel shock. maybe it is a different story for the ex, i just thought maybe they might do the same since the R frame and the EX frame are so similar in geometry. also, maybe it was incorrect, but there was someone selling a (supposedly) long travel, no-link, PEP rear shock on ebay (don't remember if it was an r or ex). once again, this is for a 250r, i'm only assuming they might do the same for the 400ex...

[chris29]

Yup Ill be moving over to hub 2000 next month.

[cdalejef]

Originally posted by monkeynuts


i mean no disrespect, jeff, you sound like you have more knowlege of the game than i will ever have, but just in case anybody is wondering, a guy i know that i go to glamis with has a no link setup; it is a 250r w/ a stock frame, timmy boy no-link swing arm, and a TCS no link long travel shock. maybe it is a different story for the ex, i just thought maybe they might do the same since the R frame and the EX frame are so similar in geometry. also, maybe it was incorrect, but there was someone selling a (supposedly) long travel, no-link, PEP rear shock on ebay (don't remember if it was an r or ex). once again, this is for a 250r, i'm only assuming they might do the same for the 400ex...
This setup is a little different than the normal no-link long travel setup!

[cdalejef]

Originally posted by chris29
Yup Ill be moving over to hub 2000 next month.
I think I will be too.