hi i have a 200 400ex with mods and elka susp.(which is still in the mail) and i dont have the money right now to get after market a-arms and axels so i was considering useing wheel spacers i have heard people say there great but some people say the put a lot of stress on the tie rods and axel and stuff like that if some one who has them please help me out that would be great like if they work good have you had any failures or what

 

They work great if you NOT an aggressive rider or a high jumper 4FT+. If you will be getting alot of air or you crash into stuff like hitting a tree with your front tire you`ll be in touble. You should be set if your not to agrresivive. But they put extra stress on the spindles . For the ULTIMATE in strength wheel spacers get a set of highlifter aluminum spacers. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]good times

 

my friend had em on his 400. they were plus 2 in the rear. they were great around our flat track. after we got em we haven't jumped more than 3 feet in the air but they lasted that. i jumped 52 feet out and about 2 feet in the air and they took that too. but if your going to MX don't get em. we are lucky the cops stopped us from riding right after he got em cuz i'm sure we would have bent his axle.

 

I had them on the front of my quad for about 2 year before I got my a-arms and had no problem with them. I raced mx and did jumps 5'+ with no problems.I also raced hare scrambles and hit a few trees with them and only bent my rims. I would stay away from putting them on the rear, save your money and get a new axle and rear hub.

 

Hey Guys,
Where's a good site to see these? And about how much are they?

 

Something to think about-You said you have a suspension on order and don't have the money for a-arms. Have you considered that your shocks will be the wrong length if you eventually put a-arms on? You might want to just wait and do the a-arms and shocks at the same time!!

I notice you are form New Hampshire. Isn't that trail riding country? Are you sure you really want a wider bike? We put spacers on a Blaster once and hated it. It made the bike almost as wide as it was long. It totally ruined the quick handling characteristics of the bike.

 

you can see some pics of the wheel spacers on my friends EX in my yahoo photo album.

 

well there some trails but not much where i live i know the shocks will work with +2 arms but the have to be revalved and i dont have 2000 to blow on axels and arms i figure if your gonna get them why not get the best?? better than e=wasting money on the cheap stuff dont ya think??