what offset rims for mx?

[tants]

what offset rims should i get with +2+1 aarms?

i dont want there to be too much bump steer and would wanna stay between 47-50" wide.

and should i deff. go with 20" front tires? i herd the 19"s suck on any track w/ rough conditions?

thanks!

[Bean]

19in tires turn faster and are a bit rougher on rough tracks, but i like the turning responce, with +4's, i would get 4+1 wheels, with everything else, (not sure for +3), i would get stock offset wheels

[muff]

yea stick with the stock offset wheels, it will put you in a 47-48" range

personally I like the 20" tires, I rode my friends dale on 19" tires and seemed to rough of a ride for me...20" klaws that I have now are awesome

[EvilJester400EX]

3:2 offsets.

[Out_Sider]

or 2:3 wide offset but that is a good bit of extra bumpsteer

[muff]

the 2:3 offset will give you that extra width, but I would never buy a set of these rims because of the terrible bump steer with them, its just not worth it

[Cole Trane]

I would say 3-2 offset will give you best performance overall. JMO

[JTRtrx250r]

Thats techincally not called bump-steer, I dunno what you call it other than kick-back..but bump-steer is what happens when your suspension causes your wheels to angle in/out when compressed,

w/ 2/3's, a steering dampener will help w/ that kick-back;)

[muff]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
Thats techincally not called bump-steer, I dunno what you call it other than kick-back..but bump-steer is what happens when your suspension causes your wheels to angle in/out when compressed,

w/ 2/3's, a steering dampener will help w/ that kick-back;)

ahh thats right..but why bother trying to compensate the problem and just get standard offsets to begin with...and then get a stabilizer ontop of that and it will give you a sweet setup

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by muff
ahh thats right..but why bother trying to compensate the problem and just get standard offsets to begin with...and then get a stabilizer ontop of that and it will give you a sweet setup lol, what Muff said!! It seems alotta ppl want that max 50 in front so thats why I said that, but you got a great point!!;) haha

[muff]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
lol, what Muff said!! It seems alotta ppl want that max 50 in front so thats why I said that, but you got a great point!!;) haha

yea I use to think it was all about the width of the quad..but after riding my friends quad that had 2-3 offsets it handled a lot worse than any other 400ex should have ridden. Granded he got use to it after a little bit, but it just gives you that much work of a work out :( ...maybe good for practicin :p

[boogiechile]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
Thats techincally not called bump-steer, I dunno what you call it other than kick-back..but bump-steer is what happens when your suspension causes your wheels to angle in/out when compressed,

w/ 2/3's, a steering dampener will help w/ that kick-back;)


Both things are called bump steer. There is several reasons for bump steer and these are two of them.

[JTRtrx250r]

call it watcha will;)

[Shocka400ex]

Go to the tech articles on the home page of ex riders and click on wheel offsets. This is where I learned about the best offset for me. I went with +3 A-arms and had to go with the 4-1 offset to keep me uder 50'. Also keep in mind, the wider offset of wheel actually puts more stress on the tie-rods, top a-arms and will cause them to bend. I know this because when I had my bike stock I reversed my rims and bent two upper a-arms and a tie rod. For +2 arms i would recommend a 3-2 offset.