I was looking at these, and for under $200, you can widen your quad up to 5 inchs in the back, and it looks like 3 inchs up front. There are Graph-Lite wheel spacer, for $69.95, and EZ fit wheel spacers for $89.95. Does anyone know teh difference in the two different sets? Id like to go with the cheaper set, will it work with the Z400. http://www.magicracing.com/mySearchResult.cfm thats the cheapest Ive found them. They say that the EZ fits dont need teh wheel studs to be removed, is it worth the extra dough? Has anybody used these? Thanks.

 

Well if I heard you right, you're talking about putting wheel spacers in the back and FRONT of your quad. If this is the case, do NOT put wheel spacers in the front. The bump steer will be HORRIBLE!! Out back you will be ok but they won't hold up to jumping very well. I wouldn't trust them for it anyhow.

Any questions just post back. Hope this helps.

 

How is it any different than putting longer a arms on? I dont do much jumping, its light. Our track will be redone soon, it will consist of large jumps (semi-large, 60ft table at most). If they give me trouble, Ill take them off. Anyways, thanks man.

 

The difference is where you're putting the width in.

When you offset your wheels farther out than the ball joints, the bumps you hit will cause your bars to jerk/pull toward the side you hit the bump on.

Ideally, if you drew a straight line through your ball joints, that line would land in the center of your tire at the ground. If you move the tire in or out, you will move that point in or out and cause it to do what I described above.

With A-arms, you're puttin the additional space between the frame and ball joints, rather than between the ball joints and the wheel. This allows you to keep the tire's contact patch at the proper spot and keep the bike from bump steering.

Even if you put a set of wheels that are offset to the outside it will do the same thing as if you put wheel spacers on.

I would not trust wheel spacers on a 60 foot jump EVER! Maybe some have had decent experience with this but I would not want a wheel spacer breaking when coming down from this kind of jump!! Pretty sure it would hurt!

Hope I made sense explaining this.

 

I get it now. I dont think Ill be getting these... thanks. Yeah, Ive taken a tumble with my Z already, that wasnt fun...

 

Glad I could help. There's lots of cheap ways to get around expensive mods but most often, you're better off either not getting the mod done or saving your money for the proper mod.

Keep Motoquad in mind in case you decide that you want to do a-arms, they make a great part and I stand behind them 100 percent!

 

I just put a set of fronts on my LT 250R I think they work great .....Granted I'm not doing any 30ft table tops but for rec riding they really improve the handling ... and they look cool..........

 

Dura Blue - I would stay away from them. I had purchased a pair for my Raptor and had nothing but trouble with them and their customer support sucked big time!! I went ahead and sent them back for a full refund. Not worth the money nor the headaches.

 

What kind of problems did you have with them??????

 

The offset wheels are great for the Z/KFX Douglas makes a 3+3 offset for the Z/KFX which is perfect , most offsets for other brands are a 2+4 which gives a little width but puts the stress on the ball joints . I love them and it handles much nicer , my front wheels are now dead even with my rears .

For the rear , save your money and get an axle , why risk a more costly repair that wheel spacers can cause.