hey i was wondering what the best setup would be i was thinking elks suspention all the way around not the full race just recreational use and wheel spacer form sand sports.com and rims (beadlocks) and maxis tires i aint a racer i do light jumping and ride trails and the ocasional trip to the dunes but mostly trail riding do you think the wheel spacers will be ok i dont realy need the a arms or racing suspention
is there any thing else i can do to make it handle better? thanks for any info

 

If you have the money to spend on elka shocks and beadlocks all the way around dont cheap out and buy wheel spacers. Get an extended axle and a arms or dont extend it at all.

 

I agree....or if money is restraining you then forget beadlocks get the wider axle even wheelspacers, along with long travel a-arms and long travel elka racing shocks.

 

i dont need long travel suspention and i was thinking about durablue axel in back and spacers in front why spend 600$ on a arms i dont race i jump only a few feet i have seen a few people with spacers and they never had any problems and (Get an extended axle and a arms or dont extend it at all.) is a bad saying cuz this is not true if you dont have allot of money wheel spacers are a good investment if your not a serius jumper here is a review on them raptor spacers they seem like a good deal and nicely machined

 

I dont have the energy to repost it every few weeks to do a search on the forum for wheel spacers, especially front ones.

 

Maddog whats the difference if you run a 1+4 front wheel Vs a 2+3 with a 1" spacer? or is there any?

My front trail wheels are 3+2 Im pretty sure. so when my 1+4 sand wheels go on makes it waaaay n the fock wider. make a couple clicks of adjustment on the elkas and im good to go [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

While the width is the same with a spacer as with offset wheels, the charachteristics are slightly different. Regardless of wheel offset your hub meets your wheel at the same place, always mated together. This puts less strain on the wheel studs and is a marginal improvement on front end response over spacers. While both setups will put more strain on tie rods, ends, and cause more bump steer the offset wheel route is more durable provided you have thicker wheels (.190 std wheels or better). With lighter wheels like the .125 an offset wheel is more prone to lip damage. In sand this isnt a big deal, but rubbing a tree or another racer on the track and it does become an issue. Just my thoughts from what I've experienced with these different setups.