I'M THINKING ON DOING THIS BUT I FIGURE I WOULD WAIT TO SEE WHAT EVEYONE RECOGMENDS. I MOSTLY TRAIL RIDE AND DO VERY LITTLE JUMPING. LET ME HEAR WHAT YOU THINK.

 

Check out my post from last week.

 

Will that hurt the suspension strength?

 

Hurycne: yes, i believe it does.

Pro's: Raptor feels alot better in the turns i believe it lowers it almost 2" without jeopardizing clearance.

Cons: i did this and it seemed to bottom out more often...even after readjusting the shock. also i've noticed two stress cracks near the foot pegs. i jump alot and decided this was probably not a good thing so i swapped back to stock. shortly after that i completed a jump and my rear shock came apart. the shaft actually pulled out of the bottom mount.

was this due to the linkage flip? i believe so. i was warned not to do this by Martin at Elka...in the end. Yamaha replaced my shock and crushed airbox from when the quad collapsed...and i smartened (is that a word) up and purchased a complete set of elka's. the rear sits lower again and i've got the right setup for jumping.

 

66RNH

I was able to get my shock back together - minus rebound adjustment so its rock stiff and takes about 2 minutes to raise the seat back up after compression. Good thing I had the spare I guess, I will keep it around to hold the quad up in case I send shocks off somewhere.

 

I can't see anything good about it when it changes the stress angles so much. Some say it is ok if you do not do big jumps but not how big. The chance of damage to you and the bike would not seem worth it. It will cost more to do it right but right is right and you won't have to worry about it.

 

wouldn't do it again. Changes the geometry of the shock too much. If it was supposed to be that way, it would come that way.

 

when i did it to mine my frame pounded the ground on the slightest jumps and dips. i dont recommend doin it.