to lift or not to lift
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to lift or not to lift
IMO, you are correct, to question a lift... there are several used ones for sale, look on most of the ATV forums for sale areas, & they are there... 1" - 2" is the maximum lift, & yes there are axel CV problem associated with a lift... if you are doing only mudding, & never put your quad, in a situation, where the suspension is either fully compressed, or fully extended, under power, you may be OK with one... otherwise, I wouldn't...
yes most 28" tires will go right on a Prairie with out problems... a tire with large sidewall lugs ( like an Outlaw), may require wheel spacers or wider off set rims, to run a 12" wide rear , with out rubbing the gas tank shield...
yes most 28" tires will go right on a Prairie with out problems... a tire with large sidewall lugs ( like an Outlaw), may require wheel spacers or wider off set rims, to run a 12" wide rear , with out rubbing the gas tank shield...
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to lift or not to lift
Even 4x4 trucks experience u-joint problems when lifted, and a lift on a truck with relatively long driveshafts only increases the angle a few degrees. Consider what change of angle a super short quad driveshaft undergoes when the machine is lifted. The manufacturer designs the joints to work to a certain angle (or rather, designs the suspension to stop travel at the point the CV joint should not accommodate further angle load) If the quad could have reliably operated that degree higher, there is no reason the manufacturer wouldn't have built it that way, to better compete in the marketplace.
That could be an awfully expensive inch or two. But I expressed this opinion once before and had somebody who sells lift kits (!) rail on about how he's never heard of one breaking a CV joint. There ya go.
That could be an awfully expensive inch or two. But I expressed this opinion once before and had somebody who sells lift kits (!) rail on about how he's never heard of one breaking a CV joint. There ya go.
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