I am extending my '87 250R and after buying JD a-arms, TCS shocks, and a Lonestar swingarm I am just about out of cash. Do Durablue wheel spacers tend to break after rough landings or bottoming? If I keep my wheels tight should I be ok?

 

I personally wouldn't recommend wheels spacers for anyone who enjoys being an pilot and flying their atv's. The wheel spacer more than likely wouldn't break, most are made from either some type of plastic or aluminum. Although you would be adding 2 and half inches to the each side of the axle and the stock axle may not be able to handle that extra leverage placed on it.

 

Brads right, Save up for a good adjustible axle instead of waisting $50.00 and ruining an axle you could possibly sell for a little to help pay for a better aftermaket one sometime. The fact of the matter is, if you ride hard you will most likely bend or break an axle some day; I've bent every aftermarket one I've owned by landing off large jumps, let-alone a stock axle with spacers.

 

Don't ever waste your money on those chincy wheel spacers!!!. If your stock axle is in good shape you could definitely sell it. I sold a stock axle for $100. I bought a brand new Lonestar axle for $300 which is real cheap considering they are $370 from most places. You could probably find a used Durablue Eliminator in the classifieds for around $200. Actually, the rear end on a 250R is about 2" wider in back on the stock 250R anyway, so you wouldn't be too far off with your +2 arms. It is better to have the rear a little bit more narrow than to have it wider than the front. You would probably be fine with what you have for awhile, but the big air jumps that everyone loves are torture on stock parts, especially axles and frames.

 

By the way, I have a lot of experience buying 250R parts since I spent about $12000 on mine. The key to being able to afford aftermarket hop ups is to get as much money as you possibly can for the stock takeoffs. I personally don't really save any of the stock stuff because once I get the aftermarket parts which are superior in quality, the stock components are really useless. I get a lot of money for my stock parts because they are always in mint condition when I take them off. By this I mean that I don't run stuff until it breaks. It may seem like I spend more this way but I don't because when I want to sell my stock parts (like my frame) they are going to make more money for me. My stuff is in excellent condition and it is easy to unload, plus I get a decent price for it. So plan ahead, when you think you want to buy something start saving the money early and put ads up for your stock take off parts so that you can get the money together a lot quicker. My philosophy is that if you wait until it breaks, not only are you SOL until you replace it, but you can't sell your useless broken junk (Unless you enjoy sc*ewing people over!)

 

thanks for the info on the wheel spacers. ive decided not to take any chances w/ some cheesy pieces of plastic and aluminum. im gonna suck it up and get a durablue eliminator. the last thing i want when im racing is for my stock axle and/or wheel spacers to snap off a huge double.