Any use this: Honda 400ex, 250ex or 300ex A-arms & Shocks Wid. Kit

[Biker Glasses]

Honda 400ex, 250ex or 300ex A-arms & Shocks Wid. Kit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170090094696&rd=1,1


if so, whatcha think?

[Dan229]

I don't think those are a good idea.

You can do a search for 400ex a-arms in this section and it will bring back a lot of info about this issue.

The search button is in the grey area at the top right of this site...I have no idea why is it so darn small but that is where it is.

[bwamos]

They serve a purpose.. but IMHO the downfalls greatly outweigh the benefits.

You're going from a decent geometry to wide frame geometry. (there's a reason pro's would run narrow frame geometry on the front ends).

Your handling will suffer, especially in the rough stuff.

The better, fairly cheap, option is the old 400ex a-arms, shocks, and shock relocator solution.

[Biker Glasses]

I'm really just looking into changing out the suspension to maybe 400ex or 450r shocks.. whats' needed to do that?

[Dan229]

Originally posted by Biker Glasses
I'm really just looking into changing out the suspension to maybe 400ex or 450r shocks.. whats' needed to do that?

a shock relocator

[Biker Glasses]

sweet, that's all thats needed?

I'd definitely like to put on better suspension, and I think 450r front and rear shocks would be good enuf.


SO, a 450r rear shock will bolt up with no problem, nothing needed??

and 450r front shocks just need the shock relocator??



Thanks guys!

[Dan229]

Yes on the front; No on the back.

[Pappy]

We are running Burgard +2 400ex arms, a JB Racing shock relocator and had C&D Racing work a set of 450r shocks for this set up.

[Pappy]

Avoid alot of the homemade brackets/relocators on ebay.

You will need 400ex arms, the relocator bracket, 400ex spindles, calipers hubs rotors etc if you want full benefit from this set up

[Biker Glasses]

So what rear shock will bolt right up?

[DJR300ex]

a 2001 yamaha raptor shock will

[Biker Glasses]

Is it any specific Raptor shock (660?) that will work. I read newer Raptor shocks will work if you cut out the airbox support?

[DJR300ex]

yeah its the 660 and you can cut one of the supports to make the newer ones work, but you dont have to with the '01

[Kickstarts-suck]

You will need a shock relocater (i have one im selling) 450r shocks, and either a 01 raptor rear shock (they have remote ressy so they fit fine) or a 02-06 piggy back raptor shock (you will have to cut the left air box support tube(no big deal)

Its alot harder to find an 01 shock then the 02-06

should be a good setup