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XC 450R Seat Height Questions...Help please
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Posted by: jdwxv3

I was just wondering what rear end you XC guys are running and what your seat height is.

I just put my Axis Houser LT combo on and I think I messed up b/c my seat height is 33" and my the measurements on my bottom frame rails are 10" in the front and 10" in the back.

Later, Josh

Posted by: jdwxv3

The stock height is 32.6" I dont know what the deal is here.

Posted by: parkers30

I'd think you just need to set your ride height with the preload ring, is that frame height with you on it or not? from what I have always been told the frame to ground dimension should be with the rider standing on the pegs and the suspension "neutralized"

Posted by: jdwxv3

The pre load is set as low as it can go. The frame height was without me on it. Oh well I will just mess around with it. Thanks

Posted by: Honda

I have the Houser Swingarm, LT link and Elka LT shock with Dual rate.

Mine sits higher than stock also, until I sit down on it.

I thought it should sit lower also?

Posted by: hicksd

Josh give me a call...David Hicks 314.440.1447

Posted by: jdwxv3

David, I got it all worked out. Thanks for the offer. I love that set up! It does work really really well! I won the A class in the last hillbilly( both motos!) I just wish I would have taken your advice about raising the air box, I ended up breaking mine. I just figured since you ride a lot harder than me I would be ok. I even had a couple guys bounce on it before I raced it and we could not get the air box to hit. I guess racing through breaking bumps and jumping terraces puts a lot more stress on it than I thought. Lesson Learned the lifter kit and a new air box is on the way. Later, and are you racing any hillbillies?...See ya, Josh

Posted by: hicksd

I might make a few...looking at a house now so that is taking a lot of my time. Glad you got it worked out.

Posted by: trx400exxracer

in the rear mine is 28" from the ground to the stock grab bar but it is a 400ex

Someone I know has a 450r and it has a rear axis shock on a GT thunder linkage it also had a stock swingarm and when I road it it felt lower than my 400