Works Shock Conversion

[blankenship]

So i was lookin on ebay and found a work triple rate spring conversion kit for 230$$ it looks to be a good deal but what kinda gains am i lookin at is it worth it or should i just keep my stock 450r shocks the way they are i really want to air it out this year and dont want to break anything

[blankenship]

here is the kit

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-TRX-450R-WORKS-FRONT-SHOCKS-SPRING-KIT-ZERO-PRE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a3Q7c 39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhas hZitem200303546855QQitemZ200303546855QQptZMotorsQ5 fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[svtkidd23]

i love mine! they made a hellava diff!

[Pipeless416]

i had them, but i ended up selling them to tri5ron, as they were definitely not the correct rates for +2 arms. from the time i had them they looked to be very high quality, and im sure i would still have them if i had stock arms. now i have elkas that i don't want anymore :o :p

ps-they do make a regular non zps kit. heres what i had.

[blankenship]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i had them, but i ended up selling them to tri5ron, as they were definitely not the correct rates for +2 arms. from the time i had them they looked to be very high quality, and im sure i would still have them if i had stock arms. now i have elkas that i don't want anymore :o :p

ps-they do make a regular non zps kit. heres what i had.


so what would be best i have +2 a arms and i dont plan to loose those but i need to be able to get more air and not bottom out would love to get some elkas but dont have the money any suggestions

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by blankenship
so what would be best i have +2 a arms and i dont plan to loose those but i need to be able to get more air and not bottom out would love to get some elkas but dont have the money any suggestions

you need to call them and tell them your weight, riding style, and a arm length. from there, they will set up the different rates that you require. they just weren't very accurate with mine.. at all.

[tri5ron]

just to add to what Pipeless is saying, the works triple rates are a great upgrade to the 450r shocks, and yes, I doo absolutely love them.

The main reason that they did not work well for him was due to he had ordered, and supposedly recieved the kit, with a spring rate of 600/600/250.
But they mistakenly sent him a kit of 600/600/215.
(we only figured this out after I had bought them and went over the build sheet sent to him by Works)

obviously that would not work with the +2" a-arms that he already had, and were far too mushy for him.

if he WOULD have recieved what he had actually ordered, he would have probably been quite satisfied with them.

as it turns out, they are perfect for my stock a-arms and riding weight, riding style, and are a great upgrade for the budget minded.

Many people on here use them, and are quite satisfied with them.
just my .02 cents worth...

p.s.- Thanks again Mike,
I finally was able to get them out last weekend, and give them a good workout.
I was taking trails pegged in fifth, that would have otherwise been top of third, to top of fourth

[Pipeless416]

glad they worked out for you :)

[Ntensweapon]

I'm curious why they would have a "triple rate" spring set with 2 of the same spring. I thought the idea was to get progessive spring rates.