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Old Feb 25, 2001 | 12:15 PM
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I just read this in another post by Sonic
Had to share this and took me just a short while (2- beers) to see if it worked for me. I read in another post a lowering mod that a guy from Austrailia discovered and liked the ride height. Take the swingarm linkage, the part that mounts to swingarm on the one end and a rod that goes to the frame behind the motor on the other and the shock mounted in between and flip it over. You'll notice when you got it out that it is offset about 3/4". Leave the rod attached and reinstall. Didn't notice any problems with clearance anywhere. It adds up to about 2" lower seat height. I put my front shocks back down to their lowest setting and it seems to set level. With the addition of Works fronts that set lower, I'm looking at one nasty ice/flattrack machine. We don't do much hard jumping here either. It puts more vitals close to the ground but still shows about 9" clearance under the engine. I'd probably change it back for going north trail riding , not knowing what we run into , but it doesn't take long to change it back. Hope this helped.
Has anyone else tried or heard of this? Will it affect the leverage on the shock and spring?

Any additional comments or thoughts appreciated!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 12:37 AM
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I think that it would overstress the shock and mount to do it that way, Not good at all for trail or jumping but you can buy a lowering kit fairly cheap $35, which will just move the front shocks bottom mount lower,thereby lowering the front. To lower the rear just set it all the way soft and it rides fairly low, That and some 18 tires will do fine, at the expense of a loss of some topend and lower clearance. Dont ride trails or jump anything like this.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 10:11 AM
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Sonic's liver is smoked
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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 10:37 AM
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Okay, but I did a very unprofessional drawing of the way I think it would work here----> http://www.metalcraft-ar15.com/bash/lowering.htm

What am I missing and what would it stress too much? Also, if this wouldn't work, is there any other good way to lower it or make a part that would replace the linkage allowing it to be lowered?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 11:07 PM
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I notice two issues.
1) I didn't pull the part, but I think it is arched? An arch is strong when pushed on from the top, but weaker when pulled.
2) Look at the thickness of the metal. Originally the part has twice(?) as much metal to bottom out on.
I'm not saying the part is going to fail ASAP, but it does look like it would be much stronger in the original config. But if you don't bottom out (ever), then I also can't see too much harm.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 12:23 PM
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Bash, I will try this as soon as I get my quad back. I dont see what it would hurt, but who knows only one way to find out.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 05:01 PM
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Dear redrocker,
You sound like another one of those guys that don't have nothing better to do then screw up a good post. Probably don't even own a Raptor, do ya? Leave the R and D to the guys who can take the time to do a little wrenching and leave my liver out of it.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 05:47 PM
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Scrambler,
I agree with number 2. I didn't check the thickness either.
 
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