After riding this weekend the bike is quick around the small track we made, but just can't get around the turns without a lot of unstable stuff happening. If I get all the way off to one side of the bike it will slide okay, but still wants to tip. If it tips over on a fast turn....it's gonna hurt.

What can I do besides the obvious...wider a-arms, axle, shocks, to make it better. Will tires make much of a difference? Lowering kit? I don't want to spend the big bucks on the a-arms, axle, shocks yet. Any tips to get this thing to perform a little better in this area? I'm happy with it in every other area though.

Thanks,
Dan

 

Axle alone will help BIG TIME
or you could be cheap and put
wheel spacers (not recommented for big air)
hope I helped

 

How about some aftermarket wheels with holeshots on them? The Douglas wheels I have my paddles on make the bike 2" wider on each side front and back. Different offset. Thats 4" to the bike all the way around. It does seems more stable in the sand like that. With the fronts though, I don't like how the calipers are exposed with the extra 2". Maybe could make some guards for them. I need new tires anyways.

 

My only suggestion other than RedRockers given you knocked the others out is to get the Holeshot tires. They do make a big difference in being able to slide.

Better get a chest protector, knee pads, and elbow pads too. Your right, it hurts.

If you decide to spend a few more bucks, I would go with self-sagging shocks to control the ride height.

Going with aftermarket rims will give you a couple inches of width too.

/NotuRaptor

 

I would highly recomend the wider axle & holeshot style tires all the way around. This in itself will make it stable enough for just about any type of riding aside from serious MX.

 

I haven't really looked at the Raptor that much, but could you flip the front wheels? Rear wheels too as far as that goes. When/If you buy an axle, make SURE its a Lonestar.

As for tires, Holeshots dont slide all that well. I'm sure they'd be better than the stock radials, but for MX, I'd opt for 18" turf tamers. When grooved, they slide excellent, and hook up even better.

 

Definitely tires first. Getting rid of the stock tires instantly made my Raptor feel way less tippy...

Good luck,
Lorrin

 

I just installed my Lonestar axle yesterday. It was real easy to install big difference in turning performance I have some pictures on my web site.

www.geocities.com/thomas7197/Raptor.html