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Old 01-01-2000, 12:23 AM
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i jump my scrambeler and t-blaizer all the time but it messes up your suspencion so the best thing to jump is an lt250 quad racer
or a banshe that is what i jump(the banshe) also WHAT is good to jump 400ex honda those are fun

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Old 01-01-2000, 04:11 AM
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I jump my Trailblazer all the time sometimes 4 or 5 feet. I havent broke anything yet but the front struts bottom off of large jumps. It also feels heavy in the air and kinda hard to do tricks with.
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 04:24 AM
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I was jumping my Arctic Cat 500 the other day. I got about 3 feet of the ground and never bottomed out. I know you sport guys are laughing,"3-feet hahahahaha," but thats alot for a 650-lb quad.
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 11:22 AM
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I've jumped my TB max, 5 or 6 feet of air.

I haven't broke anything, yet. The only thing is you hit like a ton of bricks dropped on jupiter :-)

And i'm too chicken to do tricks
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 12:06 PM
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I'm suprised you guys with the TB's have'nt busted your A-arm bushings. Those were the first things to go when I jumped my wifes.

They're easy to replace. After 3 sets I got HPD's bronze bushings. Only problem I've ever had with it.

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Old 01-01-2000, 02:19 PM
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I have a 96 Sportsman400 that I jump 4 to 5+feet in the air.Blew out the rear shock and chain once. Replaced it with a fox shock. Landing can be hard but a little body english helps alot.
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 03:21 PM
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I hit the double 14 feet in the air on my polaris diesel 4x4 hauling trailer full of wood.

Really?
No not really!
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 04:23 PM
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You should set your rear shock as stiff as you can, and check into heavier front springs if you jump high a lot. When riding mx-tracks I have my rear shock as stiff as it can go, I can jump pretty good without bottoming really hard. The fronts are way too soft for any real jumping though.
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 04:55 PM
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I agree that the front springs are to soft for jumping. Hot Seat now carries Fox shock front shocks at $300 a pair or so.I think I will try stiffer springs first.
 
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Old 01-01-2000, 06:28 PM
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Dominator,
You da' man !!!
I do the same only I ride a Sportsman 6X6 !
I jump the doubles and do a "heel clicker" on it

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