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450r-400ex Shocks
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Posted by: JW450R1

YES THEY WILL WORK.
U NEED TO TAKE THE L BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT FENDERS ON.LOOK AT THE CENTERING HOLE AND HOLE IT OUT,WHICH MOVES BOLT FROM THE UPPER SHOCK TOP.THEN TAKE A BOLT AND GRIND SOME OF THE HEAD OFF TO MAKE THE HEAD OF THE BOLT THINNER.INSTALLED BOLT UP-SIDE DOWN IN NEW HOLE THAT U DRILLED EARLIER.ALSO THERE IS 2 NUTS WEILDED TO INSIDE OF FRAME,TAKE A HAND PUNCH AND REMOVED THEM.INSTALL YOUR R SHOCKS ON YOUR EX......

Posted by: <DRS>GPF

youve typed so loud it hurt my eyes..

Posted by: JW450R1

I DON'T UNDER STAND?

Posted by: nat78

Take it easy on the caps.

Posted by: Honda TRX250ex

your cap locks were on bud

Posted by: rooster300ex

I'm wondering why people always have something to say about people that type in all caps. not tryin to be a smart ***. it just boggles me thats why i'm asking. is there somekind of law against it on the internet. lol

And for the orginal quetion. i didn't know you had to do all that to make em fit.

Posted by: Honda TRX250ex

quote:
Originally posted by rooster300ex
I'm wondering why people always have something to say about people that type in all caps. not tryin to be a smart ***. it just boggles me thats why i'm asking. is there somekind of law against it on the internet. lol

And for the orginal quetion. i didn't know you had to do all that to make em fit.

its just annoying lol

Posted by: nat78

you dont unless you like extra work, just grind around the top eye on the shock till it fits.

Posted by: JW450R1

by gringing the top of your shocks.u weakend them.i wouldn't want to be jumping big with grinded out shocks.my mod only takes about 20 minutes or so.very easy.

Posted by: nat78

I only had to take an 1/8 inch off, and I dont really jump anything major, so I shouldnt ever have a problem. Thats a good alternative to grinding though.

Posted by: n811

I have just recently put the 450r shocks on my 400ex. The best thing I've done yet. Had GT Thunder put dual rate springs on em' I asked alot of people about installing them and it came to grinding the top of the shock. It was such a small amount hardly worth saying you would loose strength. now I gotta learn how to use the dampening control??

Posted by: nat78

Do a search and you will find out how, I know there is a thread on it. I just cant remember exactly how. How much did it cost to get the dual rate springs installed?

Posted by: 400exMO

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Originally posted by JW450R1
by gringing the top of your shocks.u weakend them.i wouldn't want to be jumping big with grinded out shocks.my mod only takes about 20 minutes or so.very easy.

Yes you're correct, but every coherent person on this website realizes it's a much smarter thing to grind the shocks that screw with the frame. Believe me people, I've had this mod, grind the shocks. It's such a minimul amount to remove it won't weaken the shock enough to break.

Posted by: 400exMO

Oh yeah, I found this.
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthr...threadid=187613

Posted by: F-16Guy

I did the conversion too, and it worked great. I installed them with a set of +2 a-arms, and they felt perfect for the type of riding I do. I even raced in the WORCS series, and they soaked up pretty much everything I threw at them. I didn't grind the shocks. I knocked the fender bracket nuts off and used screws, and then CAREFULLY grinded a small amount of material from the back of the shock mount to provide clearance when the a-arms are fully extended.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid196/p932ccba130f7d45d5f8bdf4d88ead03c/f11a0620.jpg

Posted by: JW450R1

thats what i was talking about.it really does work-out good.