There was a good discussion a while back concerning how to properly set the toe, camber, and caster adjustments, but I can't seem to find it. What I need to know is how to set the toe on my 400EX, how to measure to make sure it's correct, as well as the measurement difference between the front and rear of the front tire. Can anyone help?

 

I believe your service manual (or the dealer) will be able to tell you what the measurements should be. However these are not always accurate depending on the wear of the bike (shocks, A-arms, etc.) or the weight of the driver.

Ensure someone is on the bike (close to your weight) while adjusting camber, caster, or toe.

For a general or average adjustment you should have 1/2" of toe. Measure the distance (inside or outside of the tire) in the front, then in the back. You want the measurement in the front to be about 1/2" shorter (resulting in a -0.5) Ensure when measuring, try to use something solid, like the rim, and refrain from measuring on the tire itself. You may have to use a string to get the length, mark it, then lay it flat and measure it.

If the bike is too darty or has too responsive of steering, try lessening the distance (-0.25) or even straight (0.0). In my opinion you never want positive toe (where the front of the tires stick out away from the bike).

Hope this helps.

 

>>>For a general or average adjustment you should have 1/2" of toe. Measure the distance (inside or outside of the tire) in the front, then in the back. You want the measurement in the front to be about 1/2" shorter (resulting in a -0.5) Ensure when measuring, try to use something solid, like the rim, and refrain from measuring on the tire itself. You may have to use a string to get the length, mark it, then lay it flat and measure it.

KAWASAKIKID,

You have it backwards. You never want toe-in on a quad.

You have described toe in. The rear of the front tire should have the shorter measurement and then you will be on track.

 

Thor is correct. You wan't to go neutral or toe out.

My Rancher was moved my Rancher back out to 9/16 from 1/8. It was too fast in the turns, it was tippy feeling.

 

wow if it this hard to do for stock whats it going to be like when I get my +2+1 a-arms next week to put on and adjust right

 

The way you set up your quad depends on how you want your quad to respond to different types of terrain. If you set your quad up with toe in it is going to turn quicker but it will be less stable at high speeds than if you had it set with toe out. Toe out will make it turn slower, but it will be more stable at high speeds. I cannot tell you the exact measurement on what to set the quad to because that depends on how you like it. Try it both ways until you find a setting that makes the quad respond the way you like it to in the terrain you like to ride on.