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Posted by: exboy

ok i was thinking about turning my rims around to make my front end look wider what do u guys think about it? Good or bad idea??

Posted by: MXFourTwoEight

Bad Idea. Search please.

Posted by: One_Bad_400

here's a pic of me fliping my front wheels when i thought i was cool... it doesnt help... worse handleing... and the calipers are open... so if you smack a tree(like i did) NOT GOOD!!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid70/p3534c08deea2e9994a9b7166bfc6880e/fb9f480e.jpg

Posted by: exboy

alright thanx
what about wheel spacers? i heard that wasnt a good idea eigher

Posted by: theTman

flipping rims-bad

wheel spacers-bad unless you just ride around in circles on a flat surface

spacers add more stress on your ball joints

flipping rims will make your bearings so alot faster

Posted by: exboy

alright thanx for the help

Posted by: One_Bad_400

the only "right" way to go... is just to go ahead and get +2 A-arms... brands such as lonestar, janssen, houser...

Posted by: exboy

yeah i was just lookin for the cheap way out witch is prolly never a good idea

Posted by: exboy

i just hate the way it looks with the backs stikkin out so much farther than the fronts

Posted by: rollie

i run 2-3 offset wheels and i havent had a problem yet

Posted by: trx400exxracer

just get differnt off set rims

Posted by: DirtDevilBT

Caugh up the money for A arms and then flip your rear rims. Leave you fronts stock offset.

Posted by: 400exrider707

quote:
Originally posted by DirtDevilBT
Caugh up the money for A arms and then flip your rear rims. Leave you fronts stock offset.

Lol, if you flip your rear rims you will be even LESS wide in the rear

Posted by: DirtDevilBT

quote:
Originally posted by 400exrider707
Lol, if you flip your rear rims you will be even LESS wide in the rear

Well, I guess that's the honda ones then cause with the yamaha stock rims for the warrior and raptor I know for sure, you can flip the rims and gain close to 2 inches. I did this when i took my warrior to glamis, the offset is like 5/3 or 5/4, with more backspacing then what's in front of the hub.

Posted by: exboy

quote:
Originally posted by DirtDevilBT
Caugh up the money for A arms and then flip your rear rims. Leave you fronts stock offset.

all i got is 83 bux which wont go far uless im at the doller tree

Posted by: brandon34r

i have some chrome +2+1 burgard chromoly a-arms for sale if your interested

Posted by: rockman

how much?

Posted by: Ride1Rob

I flipped my rims and rode like that for over a year w/ no problems. As far as the handling being worse... It kept my bike from tipping and I could take corners ahella lot faster than w/ stock setup. Only thing that it made easier to bend were my tierods b/c of the added stress.

Posted by: 2Xtreme

quote:
Originally posted by exboy
all i got is 83 bux which wont go far uless im at the doller tree

Hell, just swing by the dollar tree and pick some more cash. Then get new A-arms.

Sorry.

Posted by: exboy

yeah the doller tree has the worlds largest sellection of atv parts

Posted by: exboy

quote:
Originally posted by brandon34r
i have some chrome +2+1 burgard chromoly a-arms for sale if your interested

how much

Posted by: Diedrich

i had a 300ex with the rims reversed..didnt have any problems but i didnt jump it big...only thing is that the calipers have no protection when you do it

Posted by: Honda TRX250ex

whats rim off set? like on my brother his 300ex rim dont cover the brake calper and on my 250ex mine stock rims do?
i want to make my project 250x like his
if this will help he has maxxis razr 22