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honda4life72
02-22-2007, 08:28 PM
ok so i have raced a good bit this year and well i was thinking about puting a lowering link on the rear and was wonderign if i shoudl keep the stock shocks on the front and make the back about 1 inch lower than the front? i have a set of forman450 shock s i put on it with the 450r springs on em and the arms with me on it are almost horizonal..... should i run it this way or stick to the stock shocks?
patrickj75
02-22-2007, 08:52 PM
you need to pay attention to your ride height. depending on track conditions you should be between 4-6". measure from the bottom of the frame right behind the a-arms and also at the footpegs (both while sitting on the quad). your front measurement and rear measurement shouldn't be more than 1/2" different. if the track is loose you'd want to be around 5 or 5.5". if its tacky, 4 to 4.5".

patrick
honda4life72
02-23-2007, 04:05 PM
thanks man , our track is slick in practice cuz they ussally have to wet it down but by the main race the tires will be scwillin (sp) lol.... i will post up a pick once i put the rear link in and u tell me what u think
honda4life72
02-23-2007, 05:41 PM
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/honda4life72/DSC00283-1.jpg

here it is minus the tires( i was riding in the back yard ), hows it look?
patrickj75
02-23-2007, 09:06 PM
i would raise up the front a little. if the track is slick you want a higher ride height. even when its gets a blue groove it can be kind of slick. a swaybar will help a ton also.

patrick
Doober
02-23-2007, 10:00 PM
yea, sway bar is almost a must. personally id rather have a sway bar then be low without a sway bar...but if i were you i would prolly get a front and rear lowering kit and put the stock fronts back on.
honda4life72
02-24-2007, 06:08 AM
the reason i have them shocks on is cuz there so stiff an it doesn't 3 wheel near as bad..i will be getign a sway bar soon but this will do until today is over
patrickj75
02-24-2007, 09:11 AM
yea, you could do what doober said. put the stock fronts back on with a front lowering kit along with the rear strut. are you doing TT or ovals or both? if you doing TT's with jumps the front lowering kit might not hold up.

patrick
honda4life72
02-24-2007, 04:21 PM
doin tt on a track with jumps ..the shocks did great! i got first place:D