Forgot , one other thing since last here.
The 400 ex shocks DO bolt right up and ARE a massive improvement over the 15 year old stock ones. However, you will need to tweak your alignment.
Wasnt a big deal, and now the front is sooooo much softer.

 

wat all did you have to do to your alignment to get it right?? If i found a cheap pair of shocks i would do this.

 

All I had to do was align using adjustment to the tie rods, Im goin to have to replace soon anyway, so I am going to make new ones using heim joints. Adjusting the stock ones is easy though, just takes a 14mm wrench to undo the lock nut, When adjusting , have someone sit on the bike so you can see the compressed height though.

 

let me get this straight,so if i get a pair of 400ex shocks they will bolt up to my 89 lt250r?all i have to do is adjust the tie rods?

 

correct, ride height overall changed so little it is barely noticable when the machine is stiing, when you are on it, i couldnt even notice.

 

The front does sit higher when no one is on the machine, from the measurements I took when on the machine, resting height was the same as the old shocks.

 

what about an old timer 86?

 

I couldnt tell you about that one. The only reason I know about the 87 and up, I scoured the web for months trying to get an answer. Nobody was sure, so I finally said screw it, spent $40 on some 400 shocks and stuck them on. I was shocked at the improveent, and for the record, shocked no one had done this conclusively before. I always look for other interchangeable parts, couldnt hurt for some new technology on these old rides.

 

i think im going to try this and see if they will be better than my stock ones on there now.

 

Thats the whole point, i rode a pretty good mx track like 3 weeks ago, the 400 ex shocks soaked everything up great (compared to stock)