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Old Nov 25, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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Has anyone tried wheel spacers on there raptor and if so what is your feed back. also what brand did you install also what about lowering the raptor
 
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Old Nov 25, 2002 | 10:37 PM
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I put on a set of High lifter 3" wheel spacers (1 1/2" a side) it made a big diffrence.
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:49 AM
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I have the sandsport spacers. 2 inches on each side. They are great. Night and day difference in the handling while sidehilling the dunes. CHECK THEM OUT HERE
 
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 10:41 AM
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I machined 2 inch aluminum spacers for the rear of my raptor and reversed the front rims. The width (with paddle tires) is identical to the width of my LT500. Now I need to extend the swing arm 2 or 3 inches and it will be the same wheel base as the 500. My 14 year old daughter is the one that rides the raptor the most and I wanted it more stable than it was. We ride mostly in the dunes and the increase in stability is well worth the time and money. The handling in the dunes is much better but on dirt roads, it seems a little twitchy.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 11:43 AM
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I have the 2,1/2 inch on each side from dura blue. work great with no problims at all[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:48 PM
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When you widen the rear by five inches but not the front does it change the way the bike handles on hard pack dirt? I am thinking about doing the durablues, i ride in sand and dirt. any feed back would be great.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 01:14 PM
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I am giving away a set of front and rear never used for the raptor at $95 shipped.
I sold the rapt before installing them
 
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 02:40 PM
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I've heard good things about the SandSport spacers. I bought the DuraBlue EZ-Fit spacers, and they are junk. Fit and quality is very poor. They are sitting in a corner in my garage now. From the experience I had, stay away from the DuraBlue's....
 
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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 02:13 AM
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supraman what kind of spacers are they
 
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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 10:59 AM
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I ran the durablues rear for about a month before bending my axle, didn't like them at all bad fit, caused a vibration at high speeds on hard packed sufaces, over all pain in the a**.
 
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