Since no one make extended A-arms for a Scrambler 4x4, I was thinking of putting spacers on the front. Then I thought, Why spend the money on an extended rear axle if spacers work. So, do wheel spacers improve handling? Any problems with extended lug nut studs breaking?

 

I've been using them for 5 yrs w/o any problems. This in combination w/ the short Domminator tire shorter by 1.25" over stock, was one of the best handling improvements I made. It made a dramatic improvement in it's stablility in all circumstances. Then I went w/ Works struts & PEP rear shock for the next huge handling improvement but thats another story. I go to about 5 MX tracks a year & ride on my own MX track a lot w/o anything broke, cracked, bent. I've hit REALLY hard a few times also, knocked myself out once, landed really croocked on the left rear tire another time, caught on video which I though for sure would have bent the rear axle but nothing happened. I couldn't believe it. There's a few MX pics on Yahoo under quad rides.
Jim Maloney 98 400 Scrambler
http://photos.yahoo.com/jim400scram
http://www.angelfire.com/or/Gurgorama/readers/jim.html

 

Jim, I just looked at your pics, that's a really nice Scrambler. I didn't realize the 98's had the same graphics as my 99. How big were the spacers you put in? How did you lower the quad and by how much?

 

Thanks. It's funny but a Holeshot 20" tire is bigger than a Kenda 20" tire, the point is the Kenda was the shortest, lightest 20" 4ply tire I could find but I measured the quad before & after the tires installed & the ride height was reduced by about 1.25" total. It doesn't sound like much but w/ the wider stance it makes a HUGE difference. I used what ever size spacer they come in, I dont remember exactly what they are. All I remember is that the rear spacer was bigger than the front so I had the rear spacer machined down so that the front & rear width was the same, I think about 48.5" wide.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I took my front rims and turned them inside out.If the stem hit's your brakes you can pull the stem inside out ,then drill another hole on the other side for a new stem .This works very good with the Az Bad Boyz +1 forward a-arms.Later.

 

That's correct, I forgot about that. I wish I would have tried that first instead of buying the front spacers plus you'll save a couple lbs of weight over using spacers. I think the difference is the spacers give you 1.5" of width & turning the front wheel around gives you 2" more width per side. One more thing is I needed to use a steering stabilizer when I went wider because there is more torque on the front wheel wanting to rip the handlebars out of your hands.
Jim

 

Aaen has wider a-arms that give you 3 inces wider and inprove your caster. You can also get douglas rims with different offsets.

 

hey jim nice lookin bike.....what did you do with the holes in the plastic when took off floorboards and where did you get the pegs?...thanks...just a man trying to drop some weight[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

hey also jim didnt sound to happen about the new shocks....what do yall recommend cause wanting to change mine?

 

I called Aaen about the extended A-arms. They won't work with a 4x4 because the axles would be too short. Looks like I'll be reversing the front rims (hey, it will hide my beat-up outside edges) and getting a set of spacers for the rear.