Lifted my Xplorer 400 up High
Apr 22, 2002 | 12:51 PM
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Hey all,
I just finished lifting my xplorer 400 up fairly high. It has 6" lift in the front, +3" a-arms, +5" swingarm, 28" outlaws, plus a few other mods. I am getting the cv joint shafts extended this week, and going with a gorilla conversion kit that replaces the inner u-joint with a cv-joint to make the angle. I'll have more photos of the conversion next week.
Waylan
I just finished lifting my xplorer 400 up fairly high. It has 6" lift in the front, +3" a-arms, +5" swingarm, 28" outlaws, plus a few other mods. I am getting the cv joint shafts extended this week, and going with a gorilla conversion kit that replaces the inner u-joint with a cv-joint to make the angle. I'll have more photos of the conversion next week.
Waylan
Apr 22, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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sounds like your quad is pretty beefed up. let me know when you get the pictures posted it sounds like something cool to take a look at!!
As for posting pictures i haven't the slighets clue on how to do that. i'm kind of a computer virgin.
As for posting pictures i haven't the slighets clue on how to do that. i'm kind of a computer virgin.
Apr 23, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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Slinger,
We're going riding Friday night and Saturday...........Friday night is either D'arbonne Hills or a new place, and Saturday is in Jonesboro. You're invited. Call me and let me know. And on the a-arms........you're just jealous.
We're going riding Friday night and Saturday...........Friday night is either D'arbonne Hills or a new place, and Saturday is in Jonesboro. You're invited. Call me and let me know. And on the a-arms........you're just jealous.
Apr 23, 2002 | 11:49 AM
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Blazer250,
I set it to public........thanks.
Modquad,
My engine only has increased compression, and a lightened flywheel. I'm waiting on RCR or HPD to develop a nice low-end to mid-range pipe, but really don't have any plans on getting porting and all done. With the right gearing, the engine has more than enough power stock to turn anything you can put on there. I have never heard of anybody running the race mod on a mud bike. In my opinion, it would engage at too high of an rpm, and would make it much more prone to breaking things left and right. In my opinion, a good mud bike needs lots of power, but needs it to engage at a lower rpm.
Waylan
I set it to public........thanks.
Modquad,
My engine only has increased compression, and a lightened flywheel. I'm waiting on RCR or HPD to develop a nice low-end to mid-range pipe, but really don't have any plans on getting porting and all done. With the right gearing, the engine has more than enough power stock to turn anything you can put on there. I have never heard of anybody running the race mod on a mud bike. In my opinion, it would engage at too high of an rpm, and would make it much more prone to breaking things left and right. In my opinion, a good mud bike needs lots of power, but needs it to engage at a lower rpm.
Waylan
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Apr 23, 2002 | 02:19 PM
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That all makes sense......but think of the mud you could launch...work with me now. Visualize a quad totally, and I do mean totally disappearing with the four vertical fountains shooting up. I think I just got a new fever!!!!!!
Ken
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Apr 23, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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Checked out your pics, and all I can say is HOLY COW!
Just so you know, if you get stuck, I ain't going in after you to pull you out! LOL
That is one SWEET lifted machine. How does it do in the slolams?? hehe
Nice
Farmr
Just so you know, if you get stuck, I ain't going in after you to pull you out! LOL
That is one SWEET lifted machine. How does it do in the slolams?? hehe
Nice
Farmr
Apr 23, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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Modquad,
Yeah, I'm starting to get your vision........now quit talking about it so the vision will fade away.
Farmr123,
It took a fair amount of time to get it there. I've been running it almost stock since I got it in August of 2000, but I've slowly gotten the fever to do more. At first, I tried to go too much on the front, and wasted a little money figuring out that it wouldn't work. Then I called Bert's Dirt Works, and he told me the maximum I could go on the front. I came up with the front lift myself........if you notice, it's different than any I've seen, but it works really good. Most lifts require you to move the strut up in the housing, but this doesn't. I still have a spacer under the spring, but it's mostly for spring preload.....i.e., the strut still sits almost all the way down in the housing. It's up 3/4" from the bottom. The only reason it is there is that the housing had to be ground a little to get the cv boot to clear without rubbing. Anyway, I rode it this last weekend with only 2 wheel drive, and it all worked really well. It will take a little getting used to going up and down steep stuff, but it's purpose is to be a mudder, not a hill climber. The nice thing is that the suspension is still soft, and it rides good. The rear wheel spacers help regain some stability. I haven't had it in the slolams yet, but it will pull a wheelie easy in low range. Not many slolams here where I live, so I don't plan on finding any. Another good point is the gorilla axles are completely new units, so I get to keep my stock cv joints and shafts. For just the price of stock a-arms and tie rods, I can convert it back to a trail machine in about 2 or 3 hours........for trips to Arkansas and other trail rides. Anyway, thanks for looking. If anybody is interested in lifting theirs up like this, I would be more than glad to help out with what I learned while doing mine.
Waylan
Yeah, I'm starting to get your vision........now quit talking about it so the vision will fade away.
Farmr123,
It took a fair amount of time to get it there. I've been running it almost stock since I got it in August of 2000, but I've slowly gotten the fever to do more. At first, I tried to go too much on the front, and wasted a little money figuring out that it wouldn't work. Then I called Bert's Dirt Works, and he told me the maximum I could go on the front. I came up with the front lift myself........if you notice, it's different than any I've seen, but it works really good. Most lifts require you to move the strut up in the housing, but this doesn't. I still have a spacer under the spring, but it's mostly for spring preload.....i.e., the strut still sits almost all the way down in the housing. It's up 3/4" from the bottom. The only reason it is there is that the housing had to be ground a little to get the cv boot to clear without rubbing. Anyway, I rode it this last weekend with only 2 wheel drive, and it all worked really well. It will take a little getting used to going up and down steep stuff, but it's purpose is to be a mudder, not a hill climber. The nice thing is that the suspension is still soft, and it rides good. The rear wheel spacers help regain some stability. I haven't had it in the slolams yet, but it will pull a wheelie easy in low range. Not many slolams here where I live, so I don't plan on finding any. Another good point is the gorilla axles are completely new units, so I get to keep my stock cv joints and shafts. For just the price of stock a-arms and tie rods, I can convert it back to a trail machine in about 2 or 3 hours........for trips to Arkansas and other trail rides. Anyway, thanks for looking. If anybody is interested in lifting theirs up like this, I would be more than glad to help out with what I learned while doing mine.
Waylan