how wide are you

[y2jay]

for mx my bike is 48 in the front
and 50 in the rear

what is the best for me
i can go less in the rear nut not the front

[jpfmotors]

I dont race a lot of mx but i am sure you dont want your front narrower than your rear it will make it tippy like a 3 wheeler. i would narrow the back up to match the front or widen the front. my xc bike is .5 inches wider in the front than the back at 47 inchs. also when you measure the front have some one stand on the front bumper and then measure across

You dont want to be wider in the front. you need your front at least 1/4 to half inch wider in the front. im not sure what axle you have or what front end but i would say move your hubs in on the back. it will help you out alot

[300ex mxracer]

49.5 all the way around :D

[racerx573]

Originally posted by 300ex mxracer
49.5 all the way around :D

:cool:


I am guessing you're running 4+1 wheels up front, get some 3+2's it's not the end of the world.

[300ex mxracer]

Originally posted by racerx573
:cool:


I am guessing you're running 4+1 wheels up front, get some 3+2's it's not the end of the world.

umm ok? why would i want to change it when that is optimal width for mx, which is all i do?

[eastside 400]

i think the space between the face and the comment were to different people, the comment was to the first person

[300ex mxracer]

o ok lol my bad

[Butter]

I'm right at 49" front and rear. And yeah def. make the rear match the front. And I'm going to guess and say you have a G-Force axle? Man, ONLY reason I have one is because my practice bike came with it. If I run my Douglas Beadlocks, with all the spacers to the outside, its like 52.5" Ridiculous!!! Something is def. different with the way they cast and measure their axles.

[racerx573]

Originally posted by eastside 400
i think the space between the face and the comment were to different people, the comment was to the first person


Thumbs up for knowing how forums work ;-) lol

I will do this from now on...

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Seperate ideas for seperate people now... lol. ;)



Originally posted by 300ex mxracer
umm ok? why would i want to change it when that is optimal width for mx, which is all i do?


Trust me, I know a little bout the optimum width for MX.. I've been doing this for.. oh... just a little while... :devil:


But you do want to be a tad bit narrower in the rear, as stated in other posts.


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y2jay, like I said if you're running 4+1's you can always try some 3+2's. Even though everyone will tell you 4+1's are god, and 3+2's are the devil and will give you insane bumpsteer, it's not true. That's why they make stabilizer, which you would run regardless of offset.

[BlaineKaiser450]

50 in front
49.5 in rear

Id NEVER run any other width for mx.

[ROLLIEsMOMMY]

49 in front with walsh pep, hipah rims
50 rear with lonestar axle and hipahs