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xsr_racing28c
02-28-2006, 08:19 AM
I am buying some of these long travel arms for my 450 and am just wondering how they stack up against the competition? Thanks, Jay
02-28-2006, 09:16 AM
Originally posted by xsr_racing28c
I am buying some of these long travel arms for my 450 and am just wondering how they stack up against the competition? Thanks, Jay

they are great, you shouldnt have a problem
xsr_racing28c
02-28-2006, 09:49 AM
what length shocks do they use?? also do they have all heim joints? the guy im buying them from said he just replaced the king pins, what are those?? thanks , Jay
yamablaster24
02-28-2006, 01:43 PM
king pin is like heim joint i believe. I had them for my YFZ 450 and they were extremely tough.
Prey
02-28-2006, 07:57 PM
i have the pro series on my 04 thats set up for MX, kinda wish i would have went with the laegers.

with the shocks fully extended, it puts about 6 &3/4" between the frame and ground (the bike is on a hydralic stand, no weight at all on the machine), so i have to run the shocks real stiff to keep the frame above 6" with me on the bike....

and in case the question comes up, yes i had the elka's revalved at precision, so they are right
xsr_racing28c
03-01-2006, 10:36 AM
^^^^^ WHat???:confused:
bajajack
03-01-2006, 12:03 PM
and they work..great!
400exrider707
03-01-2006, 04:42 PM
Originally posted by bajajack
and they work..great!

I see they mount to the spindles with ball joints but what about at the frame? Do they use heims or fixed mounting points? Heims on top, fixed on bottom probably?
Prey
03-01-2006, 07:52 PM
wish i had the same luck, this as high as mine gets from the ground

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/kstanka/DSC00635.jpg
Prey
03-01-2006, 07:57 PM
to further, when i was about to have the work done, i was flying to So. Cal. anyway, so i stopped in to talk with allen white (ack when he was still working there), brought my shocks with me??

i dont know what happened but i am not to happy with em....
Dave400ex
03-01-2006, 08:27 PM
Prey did Allen leave Precision? If so where did he go? My Elka's were awesome that he did.
xsr_racing28c
03-01-2006, 10:07 PM
how long do the shocks need to be for this setup?? will 19.75 work??
Prey
03-02-2006, 09:24 AM
Originally posted by Dave400ex
Prey did Allen leave Precision? If so where did he go? My Elka's were awesome that he did.

i got an e-mail from ellis a few months ago saying he thought Allen went back to DRI

and i did not mean to imply in the above post that the shocks are not dialed in, i am not happy with the a-arms. i think they should have a lot more down travel then they do
Prey
03-02-2006, 09:26 AM
Originally posted by xsr_racing28c
how long do the shocks need to be for this setup?? will 19.75 work??

i am pretty sure thats what they are
Prey
03-02-2006, 09:29 AM
and if ya really want to go with epic jay, i will sell ya mine for 1/2 of what i payed for them.
xsr_racing28c
03-02-2006, 09:40 AM
Thanks man, but i already have the arms... got a smokin deal on them... could you do me a favor and measure your shocks from eye to eye.. Janssen Racing has some Custom Axis LT 19.75 shocks in stock that i may buy... ~Jay


would you sell your shocks??
Prey
03-02-2006, 09:45 AM
i will measure for ya, but i dont wanna sell the shocks, i will just get em revalved when i get around to getting a set of laeger arms
baker250r
08-19-2006, 03:03 PM
do u still have the a arms? prey
Chango
08-20-2006, 03:41 PM
I didn't like the Epic arms and the customer service is junk..
Prey
08-21-2006, 05:31 AM
baker, i still have them, along with a set of +3 motoquads for the 450R as well
dist5mxer
08-21-2006, 02:25 PM
prey... did you try adjusting your ride height?
Jersey450R
08-22-2006, 04:00 AM
Originally posted by Prey
wish i had the same luck, this as high as mine gets from the ground

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/kstanka/DSC00635.jpg

looks like you need longer shocks for that setup.
we have evols for 900 shipped...!
Prey
08-22-2006, 06:32 AM
they are 19.75" long, thats what precision concepts/epic say they need to be.

Precision concepts not only sold me the arms, but rebuilt the shocks and resprung them.

but by looking at it, i agree with you, it looks like the shocks are too short
Prey
08-22-2006, 06:44 AM
Originally posted by dist5mxer
prey... did you try adjusting your ride height?


ohhhh ya, look how far down on the threads the adjustment is, looking at the pic above, when i pick the front in the air, there is no ..... and i mean NO down travel from the way it sits, thats how much pre-load is on there, and that is just to get ride height above 6"
Jersey450R
08-22-2006, 11:51 AM
you need either a longer shock (20.5 inch) or get you r shocks revalved with a longer shaft or valve body. thats way too low and with the preload all the way down like that you have to be springiung off jumps eayy?
D Bergstrom
08-22-2006, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by Jersey450R
you need either a longer shock (20.5 inch) or get you r shocks revalved with a longer shaft or valve body. thats way too low and with the preload all the way down like that you have to be springiung off jumps eayy?

I would agree with this. I saw someone on another forum that just bought a set of Epic long travels, and they say they are using 21" shocks. The 19.75's are not long enough to let the suspension droop.

Doug