Ive heard from several people that you can put a rear shock of a raptor onto a 300ex. I have a 99 300ex and was wondering what year model raptor it had to be from,anybody know from experience or know for sure,thanks!

 

50,80,250,350,660 or 700r.

...damn there are a lot of raptors..lol

 

I put one on my son's 300ex, and I can give you some tips. First, it HAS to be a 2001 Raptor shock, NO OTHER WILL WORK. 2001 is the only year with a remote resivior, the top of the shock is too close to the air box for anything else to work. Even then, it is a short hose, since the one I bought needed a rebuild, I had them put a 14" line on it, and clamped the res. to the frame. One other thing that may work, I have looked at the Warrior rear shock, it is a remote res, and has a long line on it, it would be a lot cheaper, and would probably be a lot better than the stock 300ex rear shock. If you have the time and money, buy a set of 400ex a arms and front shocks, and a front shock mounting kit, and you will have a HUGE improvement in handling and ride comfort front and back. This will make the front wider than the back, so a set of wheel spacers on the back will even it out. Sorry for the long reply to a simple question, but just thought I would share some of my experience with you.

 

thanks 95wolv,you answered about every question i had. so a 01 660r raptor shock will work? thanks man.and if i put 400ex a-arms on,i already have a very nice set of work front shocks that where 400 bucks.if i put the new a-arm on the front and the raptor shock in rear,would help handling and ride comfort tremendously? thanks wolv

 

Your welcome, as long as you use the 2001 Raptor shock ( only year with a remote res) you will be fine. Are the Works shocks you have for the front for the 300ex? if so, they should work with the 400ex a arms, most people use the 400ex shocks because they are a lot longer, and give you almost twice the travel of the stock length ones. The aftermarket ones you have will be way better than stock, so I say try them out, and see how they work with the longer a arms.

 

yeah,the works are on the front of my 300ex with remote resevoirs.they handle awesome and especially while doing 4th gear wheelies and landing hard. and im gonna go buy some 400ex a-arms because the bushings i have in mine now are shot.thanks for the help man,alot of smart ***%s on here so i appreciate it man.

 

so even the 400ex rear shock would be better?

 

The rear shock of the 400ex will not work, it has a piggyback resivior, and it uses a bottom link that will not work with the 300ex swingarm.

 

im gonna get that raptor shock,i like the honda alright but the works up front feel great and hondas rear shock ain cuttin it,thanks man. would the raptor shock set the seat up higher as well and am i gonna have to get any different mounts?

 

No extra parts needed at all, it is a bolt in, I never noticed any height difference, but it definately gives you a lot better ride, and takes major jumps without bottoming out.