lowering kits for the raptor
#1 are they any good
#2 do they lower your ground clearance
#3 can you use stock shocks
any info would be great

 

#1 - I love mine

#2 - Yes

#3 - Yes



PM me if you need details or anything like that.

 

ill take all the details you can dish out
i do mostly trail ridin so ground clearance is most important to me but tippiness is annoying as well
thanks

 

What ever you do, dont jump with them.

They are a good cheap fix, but new shocks are better by far.
They lower the ride height, and the ground clearance.
You use the stock shocks, or whatever you have on your bike.

 

Alright....here is my idea on lowering kits, and experience with them.

A lowering kit from CFM is very easy to install. It takes around 5 minutes to install or remove on the front, and the rear linkage is easy to flip. Takes about 15 minutes to lower or raise the back without spending any money.

The durablue lowering kit for the front is ok, but it's a pain in the *** to install, and from my experience, it needs some filing and work to get it to fit. So I avoid them. But a few of my buddies purchased them, and that's where I learned about the filing and grinding to get a fit. They are also a top mount lowering kit instead of a bottom mount.

As for the ground clearence....you lose about 4" or so by lowering your bike. You don't lose any rear ground clearence, you just lose clearence at the a-arms, and under the motor. When I lowered mine, I purchased full skids, and never had a problem. You do drag alittle more after the lowering kit, but nothing bad. I trail ride, and love my lowering kit.

Your handling, will improve 100%. You will have to get used to your new handling on hard pack service, because you no longer roll through the turns, you now drive through them. So it's definetly a plus on the handling.

If you do a lot of trail riding like I do...then it's a huge plus on the tricky and steep hill climbs. It moves some of the weight forward, and it helps keep you on the ground instead of up in the air.

Drag racing.....the lowering kit keeps the weight to the front of the bike, and you don't stand up nearly as bad off the line as you do without it.

Flipping the rear linkage is a very easy process, and if you need information on how to do it, I can help you do it with instructions that I can type to you.

Jumping is a no no with a lowering kit. Minor jumping doesn't hurt anything, but you can't go sailing off huge jumps.

I got my front lowering kit at www.cfmracing.com

 

thanks for all the info yamaha660r
def gonna get the kit
so the rear is just flipping the stock mount or do you get the rear lowering kit also
is the kit on your rap in the pics?

 

Yes it is installed in the pic's. You can see it good in pic 5 and 11. You can see how flat the A - Arm's are in pic's 2, 3, 7, and 9.


As for flipping the rear linkage, all you have to do is turn the stock shock mount over. Rotate it 180 degree's, and bolt it back in place. It doesn't take long. Once you take the linkage off, you will see the offset, and it takes basic understanding to get it turned around. If you have any problem's, I can get into a better detail for you to figure it out.

 

no doubt
good lookin out

 

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I just noticed that you have GYT-R Skids...if you have them all the way around, then you will be fine with the lowering kit. You will drag some more then usual, but you will not hurt anything.