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DEVINF450R
09-17-2006, 09:04 AM
How do I adjust the rear ride height on a redone stock 450r rear shock?
cals400ex
09-17-2006, 02:25 PM
adjust the preload. you will see two locking adjustments at the top of the shocks. you need to loosen the top one first and then turn the bottom one. it will be hard to break them loose probably. i hit on the top one with a big hammer and a big screw driver and then turn the bottom one.
Scro
09-17-2006, 04:08 PM
Put a jack under the motor when you are doing this, to take tension out of the spring. It will make it easier to turn them.
DEVINF450R
09-17-2006, 04:20 PM
SO IF i ROTATE THE TENSIONERS UP, THE RIDE HEIGHT GOES UP?OR IT SOFTENS THE SPRINGS SO THE RIDE HEGHT GOES DOWN? i AM NOT SURE WHICH WAY TO MOVE THE TENSIONER RINGS...UP, OR DOWN? SORRY BOUT THE CAPSLOCK
Scro
09-17-2006, 04:21 PM
Moving the rings up will lower the ride height.
09-20-2006, 09:32 AM
When lowering the ride hight the spring rate gets softer making you quad bottom easier. When making ride hight taller the spring rate gets stronger making it a ruffer ride.

To get the lowest ride hight out of your quad you can take the top preload ring off (if it uses 2). It uses 2 rings to stop them from turning on their own from viberation but theirs so much pressure on them all the time that running 1 it still will never turn on its own. It will allow your lowest ride hight to be a half inch lower than before.
DEVINF450R
09-21-2006, 09:11 AM
SO I COULD TURN UP THE COMPRESSION TO MAKE UP FOR THE SOFTER SPRING RATE
09-25-2006, 07:35 AM
Originally posted by DEVINF450R
SO I COULD TURN UP THE COMPRESSION TO MAKE UP FOR THE SOFTER SPRING RATE

Yep but the farther its turnt in the less traction you get.
caucasian
09-25-2006, 10:30 PM
this might be lower than you want but this company crj sells lowering kits it mounts your shock on more of an angle it might even be adjustable
09-26-2006, 08:20 AM
Originally posted by caucasian
this might be lower than you want but this company crj sells lowering kits it mounts your shock on more of an angle it might even be adjustable

It is adj. can lower the rear 4"
caucasian
10-03-2006, 09:08 PM
there is more than one company boss crj is the one i know .....
cdquad
10-04-2006, 11:16 AM
Where can you find these lowering kits from crj?
caucasian
10-04-2006, 07:33 PM
ebay go to atv lowering kits or just the name of your quad look around you will find it
10-05-2006, 08:14 AM
Originally posted by cdquad
Where can you find these lowering kits from crj?

www.crjperformance.com