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raptorrider314
01-10-2006, 02:22 PM
i found a pair of elka fully adj. quad rate w/ compression and rebound, and ride height adj. Are they any good? But it says they are for a xc racer. Will they still work for me if im mx?? please help, thanks

Chino886
01-10-2006, 02:34 PM
they are good....but i don't know what the difference is....

Rico
01-10-2006, 02:43 PM
Originally posted by raptorrider314
i found a pair of elka fully adj. quad rate w/ compression and rebound, and ride height adj. Are they any good? But it says they are for a xc racer. Will they still work for me if im mx?? please help, thanks

What type of a-arms are they going to be mounted on??

Were they made for your type of quad???

Chino886
01-10-2006, 02:44 PM
Sorry for the chitty answer......

Rico's is much more thorough....

01-10-2006, 02:59 PM
yes they r good, but id get a revalve if you want to do mx

raptorrider314
01-10-2006, 09:30 PM
they will probable be on epic +3 aarms, and its for a yfz 450

raptorrider314
01-10-2006, 09:31 PM
how do i get a revalve? srry im kinda new to racing.

wheeltrax
01-10-2006, 10:06 PM
you can get them revalved by sending them to any shop or dealer that services elka shocks, (C&D, Quadshop, Derisi,) to name a few. Since your new at racing, as long as they are valved for your a-arm width the current xc valving shouldnt make a huge difference to you. Once you get really good or hit big jumps then the valving may need to be corrected. as i stated before, if they are set up for +3 a-arms and your weight, the xc valving will still work for you.

Sjorge450R
01-11-2006, 04:33 AM
XC valving is alot softer than MX. Everytime i do a medium size jump on my 300ex they bottom out because they are set for XC.

raptorrider314
01-11-2006, 06:29 PM
how much does that usually cost to revalve them?