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[m0t0xk1d]

ok so i went to mount up my fox floats to the bracket and they dont fit. they are 16.25 eye to eye which is 400ex length. i have 400ex a arms also. for some reason when i measure center of mount to center of mount it measures 15.8 what could cuase this? heres some pics

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ya i know one is upside down and one isnt thats just to see something and is not the problem! pleade help!

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[m0t0xk1d]

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please people i need this help bad i dont knopw wat else to do!

[snacob14]

if they were too short I'd be concerned, just compress them and install them. Use a pry bar with a rag or a shop towel on it and pry them in.

[m0t0xk1d]

ya thats what m doing but does anyone know why it doesnt line up to be 16.25 to fit the shock like it supposed to/???

[trx310R#24]

call fox? umm o that would be to smart lol

[born2ride14]

those are not 400ex a arrms they are 300ex

[m0t0xk1d]

ok thanks thats just the answer i was looking for the guy to me when i bought they were 400ex a arms so i assumed so


they are deffinitly not stock length tho so what like +1 or +2?

[born2ride14]

umm those are stock 300ex a arms maybe your wheels are offset more than stock

[m0t0xk1d]

there deffinitly not stock i know that for sure they are much wider then stock heres a pic to show you

[ZSNOW]

those are 250r a arms, not 400ex, and the reason they don't fit is because they're not made for that set up, and DO NOT, pry them in, you risk a balljoint fallure by doing that!

your best bet is to cut and drill the remount bracket, you do not want the shocks to over extend the a arms/ball joints, thats how you get seriously injured when those ball joints break.

[ZSNOW]

or they're aftermarket 300ex a arms, i cannot tell if the bottom ball joint is adjustable, if the bottom is adjustable they are aftermarket 300ex a arms, which would explain the reason they don't fit because the mount location is different.

[m0t0xk1d]

ok well then am i screwed???


if im not screwed what can i do?

i literally have no more cash to spend i bought the thing for 2500 and have put more then 3000 into just between engine and front an rear shocks

this sucks what can i do?

[XBLASTERRACERX]

How did u do inn your race? You could try to sell the bracket on ebay and then get the different bracket???

[m0t0xk1d]

i didnt end up making it cuase this problem and my engine builder didnt have my engine to me saturday like he said he would

the bracket is not the problem its these mystery a arms that are the problem

[ZSNOW]

Call ASR or Lone star or burgard tmrw..maybe even JB and ask them for the shock mount location measurement difference in the 300ex, 250r and 400ex a arms, that'll tell u for sure, then u can decide from there what you do based on your answer

[QuadCobbler]

Did you ever figure out your a-arm problem? If you bought the shock relocator braket off e-bay for a 300ex to fit 400ex shocks then the a-arms you have are probly 300ex +2 or +3. My stock 300 a-arms are about 9" give or take 1/2" from the frame mount to the center of the ball joint and my stock 400 a-arms are about 11" give or take 1/2". The tab on the lower arm to mount the shock is closer to the frame on the 300 than the 400 at least an inch differance if not more.

[QuadCobbler]

Did you ever figure out your a-arm problem? If you bought the shock relocator braket off e-bay for a 300ex to fit 400ex shocks then the a-arms you have are probly 300ex +2 or +3. My stock 300 a-arms are about 9" give or take 1/2" from the frame mount to the center of the ball joint and my stock 400 a-arms are about 11" give or take 1/2". The tab on the lower arm to mount the shock is closer to the frame on the 300 than the 400 at least an inch differance if not more.

[QuadCobbler]

Did you ever figure out your a-arm problem? If you bought the shock relocator braket off e-bay for a 300ex to fit 400ex shocks then the a-arms you have are probly 300ex +2 or +3. My stock 300 a-arms are about 9" give or take 1/2" from the frame mount to the center of the ball joint and my stock 400 a-arms are about 11" give or take 1/2". The tab on the lower arm to mount the shock is closer to the frame on the 300 than the 400 at least an inch differance if not more.

[m0t0xk1d]

well it was rather easy for me to get the shocs to fit actually i get let all the air out of the floats and they shrunk to fit. i rode like that for a little and then just bought burgard 400ex +3 which brougth me to 50 inches and we were all set