just bought my first quad last night i am supper stoked!!. i got an 03 ltz 400 with a whit bros pipe and a k&n air filter. is there any upgrades i should do to it. also what would be the best tires for loose/sand trail riding and what r the best paddles for silver lake for it.

 

'Grats on the new Zuk!

Upgrades tend to be a personal choice. I would ride it a few times at least and then address any areas you feel could be better. A quality belly/swingarm skid is tops for trails, not so necessary in the dunes for example. For tires anything in the ITP Holeshot or Maxxis Razr style tend to be great all around tires. Kenda Klaws are reversible for hard or soft terrain. I only buy 6 ply for trail durability. For Silver Lake if you like to carve corners go with a V-paddle. You should be able to get up the dunes with knobbies just fine though.

 

cool thnx will i be able 2 climb them with the crapy stock tires or am i gunna have 2 hit them in 5th gear wide open.

 

Not to bring you down, but there were some problems with the 03 Z400 cracking the shock mounts and some other tabs when jumped hard, take a quick look to make sure there aren't any cracks or stress marks on the metal (paint crack/peeled at welds or junctions) They do sell gusset kits to beef up all the weak spots and makes it much stronger.

 

well if your gonna be hitting the hills in 5th wide open i think i agree with 95wolv.. also check the steering head.. i read a post where someone on a lt230 was about to take his quad out to play in the snow and the steering stem just snapped right off leaving him holding the handlebars...lol .. . . you may also want to think about picking up some good riding gear and a good helmet never hearts .. :-)

 

i knew about the issues with the front suspencion and i looked verry closely at it before i bought it and the dude before me only trail road and i dont plan on going huge. plus my buddy welds aluminum for a living so. but how much r those kits and how do u install them. thnx for the safty concern but i got the hole nine yards boots pants knee gaurds chest protector shirt helemet googles gloves etc. ive been dirt bike racing scince i was 5 so

 

Paddles are not a "have to". We went to Glamis with stock tires that were close to bald. Went everywhere.
Can you even hit 5th gear at SL before hitting the boundary?? <EG>
I run Maxxis.

 

cool cuz i dont have any more $ so i was jus gunna go and c how far i could get. idk i shift really fast for some reason. bad habbit from when i used 2 race i guess. litterly i can be in 4th gear on r one acre lot.