I just bought my son a Blaster and while riding it, I noticed that it feels like it could easily tip over if turned to tight or ridden too hard. It just doesn't have that flat, stable feeling like the other quads I have ridden.

Are there any inexpensive aftermarket product to correct this or should I switch to a flatter profile tire like Holeshots? Are the stock "ballon" tires the problem? Would a wider, flatter profile tire make it less likely to tip?

I don't want to go through the costs of installing extended a-arms and axle already so I was wondering if there is another fix?

 

i felt the same way when i got my Blaster. get rid of the balloon tires. that should do it. get some flat tires. ie: hole shots. the smaller profile and wider you go will get you an even more stable ride. my tires are 11 inches wide and the profile is 18. (fast treakers) i have them on the stock Blaster rims. they are pretty cheap tires too. check them out in the magazines. if you want stablity invest in some rear wheel spacers.

hoped i helped.

 

Where do I get the wheel spacers and how much are they?

Are they more effective in preventing tipping that the flatter profile tires?

 

My Blaster was like that when it had the stock wheels and tires. I put 22x10x10 Bandit A/T's on Douglas .190 wheels with a +1 off-set over stock and it handles much better. I got the tires and wheels as a package from Rocky Mountain for $200. It is now very had to make it bicycle which is good and I got about 2 more inches of ground clearance out of it.

 

I ride with a blaster die hard and he gets a new quad every year, The first thing he does is turn the front rims around and remounts them, this gives you about 6" wider front end and cures the tippiness.

 

The wheel spacers are pretty reasonable, I think about 100-150 a pair. You can get them from nacs racing. The make your front end 2 inches wider and rear 4 inches I think (1inch ea for fron and 2 for rear) seems this would surely help at least some.

 

do not turn the front rims around! doing so will put more stress on the spindles thus bending the spindings. just buy new rear tires and mount them on the stock rims.

i know i said wheel spacers but putting spacers on the rear would work. it will work but it has a draw back. if you were to bang a tree or land hard off of a jump you can bend your axle.

Dura Blue spacers cost $67.95 and up. you may find some used one's on line for cheap though.

 

The Douglas wheel kit has an offset that will increase the front width by 2.75 inches. I run the Douglas rims on the rear with 18 x 11 in. Turf Tamers which gives it the same width as the front. Stability is greatly improved, and the lighter weight aluminum rims will improve performance in speed and suspension.

 

Turning front rims puts the same stress on the spindle or axle as the offset rims or spacers but cost you nothing.Yes there is extra stress but nobody rides harder or jumps their quad like the guy I ride with and he has never had a failier.