interchangeable parts thread

Yamaha light bolbs fit the front lights too. I remember going to the shop to buy new front light bolbs and they sold me yamaha front bolbs because they said their the same but the yamahas were cheeper

Originally posted by svahle
Just last night I tried to put an Axis 250r shock on a 400ex. The top shock mount on the 400ex frame is too narrow. To fit a 250r rear shock on a 400ex, one would need to grind the sides of the top of the shock down so that it is more narrow. You would also need to cut or narrow the metal bushing for the top of the shock. So, it could be done, but I didn't want to start grinding on an Axis shock.

Thats what you have to do to fit yfz fronts on. If it was ground to fit the 400ex you could still use it on the 250r just have to add a couple washers.

[svahle]

Originally posted by nacs420
Thats what you have to do to fit yfz fronts on. If it was ground to fit the 400ex you could still use it on the 250r just have to add a couple washers.

I know, I just can't bring myself to grinding on such an expensive shock.

On another note, YFZ and Raptor hubs will fit the 400ex and the 450r for that matter.

[quad2xtreme]

foot pegs will bolt up but the angle is actually different between the two.

[dxcody]

will a 450r axle fit a 400ex

[01boneless]

^^ if you have a 450 carrier iirc

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by 01boneless
^^ if you have a 450 carrier iirc

I'd check on this before buying a 450r carrier. You can put a 400ex carrier into a 450r swingarm keeping the small amount of excess sticking out to the left for proper chain alignment. I don't think a 450r carrier will fit all the way through a 400ex so you can get the clip on that holds the rear brake rotor mount.

[whiterabbit1258]

2007 450r swing arm it's an inch and a half longer you will need a new chain but it's well worth it The stock 400ex carrier will fit but I had to put shims on sides behind the sprocket and also behind the brake rotor to take up some side to side play

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by whiterabbit1258
2007 450r swing arm it's an inch and a half longer you will need a new chain but it's well worth it The stock 400ex carrier will fit but I had to put shims on sides behind the sprocket and also behind the brake rotor to take up some side to side play

I could see some shims on the sprocket side but you shouldn't need any on the rotor side. The carrier should be pushed over to the left as far as it can go. Once your torque down the carrier bolts to 16 ft/lbs, it shouldn't shift to one side or the other.

[whiterabbit1258]

Probably didn't have to but I didn't want to eat up a sprocket or a rotor so was just a safty measure on my part if I remember it like 1/8 on both sides not a lot but enough to shim