Any Raptor owners, had any luck lowering their rear suspension ?

Thinking this might take some of the tippiness out of it, along with putting a set of 20x11x9 holeshots on the rear. I am also going to replace the front a-arms with a set of Alba's comp a-arms to widden it about 2 inchs.

Any tips or comments are welcome.

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The only good solution in my opinion is to get a new rear shock with the sag control option. This setup lowers the rear 1-2" for normal riding but extends when you go off a jump so you have full shock travel when landing. TCS, Elka, DeRisi, and others make them. I have Elkas and love them. If you decide on Elka's, I would buy them through a US-based company like The Quad Shop. I bought mine direct from Elka which was good except I got my phone bill in this past month. $50 in international long distance calls. It was about a buck a minute.

You can check out www.raptorzone.com for details on flipping the rear shock linkage. It is an option but I wouldn't do it. Many of us tried it and switched back. Your shocks will bottom out easier and it puts the frame closer to the ground. I used to hit down on the frame quite a bit. I even saw a post once from a guy who claimed he bent his frame.

Good Luck.

 

NotuRaptor;

Thanks for the advice. I was about to flip the linkage, going back to bed instead.

 

After about 1 month I flipped the linkage and loved the ride. I got worried a few months later (after reading some posts) and flipped it back. It seemed so much higher and tippier that I inverted it once again. It does ride much, much better with it inverted. I have not seen any adverse affects. Suspension seems to react the same in both positions.

Just my experience with the flipped linkage...

 

Popo35- Don't do it. I had my linkage flipped for three months. although i loved the stance it caused damage to the frame. i've several frame cracks down by the footpegs. i attribute this to Jumping with the linkage flipped. flipping along with new a-arms, axle, mx rims&tires and front Elka shocks increased performance greatly ( no doubt ). But this only encouraged me to push the quad harder, faster, higher.

Marty at Elka warned me and i didn't listen. instead of purchasing my rear shock next. i'll be spending my money on getting my frame welded and probably gusseted. What seemed like a free way to get better performance...turned out costing me big time.

Xplor- you have been officially "warned"

 

Marty told me the same thing... Is it possible to get the back shock reworked and lowered without spending a bundle?

 

Yes, you can get sag control installed on the factory one. Call DeRisi Racing or The Quad Shop. I've only heard good things about The Quad Shop but I've personally experienced some good service from DeRisi.