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300ex wide front ends
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Posted by: SteveRidesQuads
Lets see some front ends. Tell your set up and overall width.
Mines Burgard+4 300ex LT a arms with custom axis 400ex std travel shocks. its 50 inches on the dot
Posted by: SteveRidesQuads
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Posted by: SET THE STAGE
about 49 to 49.5 i believe
http://i16.tinypic.com/6h6ep77.jpg
yes... i'm aware of one of my wheels having a different offset. i'm working on fixing that lol
Posted by: JoE4554
400ex Burgard +1 Long Travel with Suzuki ltr450 shocks...i think about 48- 49 inches
Posted by: JoE4554
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Posted by: SET THE STAGE
are you using the stock shock mounts? that setup looks pretty nice
Posted by: JoE4554
if your talkin to me , then yes , i am
Posted by: littledirt929
hey all you guys with the wide front ends i have and 300ex and i was wondering does the extened front end handle like alot better or does it just look cooler kinda new to this let me know thanks.
-David
Posted by: 2muchquad
yes it handles better.
Posted by: JoE4554
pretty much any type of extended arms will help in any type of riding situation, it all just depends on how wide you want to go
Posted by: littledirt929
OO ok thanks and i was also wondering i want to extened my front end but a arm are $$$$$ so i was wondering i saw this kit and it wasnt that expensice it like mounts were u mount your a arm then you mount your a arm to that thing and it makes them wider and is that like a lot load a bull or does that work??
-David
Posted by: JoE4554
if your talking about the kit on ebay, Its an easy way to widen your front end, but alot of stress is put on all the wrong places i've heard. Its supposedly not good for jumping and all that sort
Posted by: littledirt929
so prettey much just spend the money and get wider a arms..... where did you get yours????
-David
Posted by: JoE4554
I got mine used actually from on this site from the parts section. Got a great deal on them.
Posted by: littledirt929
nice man thanks well i have to go bed i got school but thanks for all the help i cant wait to check it out thanks again...
Posted by: 300ex mxracer
heres my old 300
Posted by: aaamx
littledirt929 i have the dimoind j customs kit on a blaster and it was raced on the national mx's here on the east coast. it was raced by a 165lb rider who was not afraid to jump it. its been 75 feet plus and we never had any problems with it. the lower plates are made out of a 1/4" flate stock and its made to keep all the steering and susp travel the same. i love the kit and would do it again. the only draw back would be if you need more travel than the stock susp could provide. i will try and get some pics up of my sons blaster.
Posted by: 300ex mxracer
Actually, the steering geometry is not the same as a-arms. The pivot point for the a-arms and the pivot point for the tie-rods are different. the a-arm pivot points are farther out, while the tie-rods are still in the stock position. This causes bumpsteer. I rode both and the bumpsteer is clear between the two.. I had this kit but switched to extended a-arms after i broke the top bracket and a tie-rod. This was on a 65ft double, and was not a hard landing. It destroyed a front rim and the frame.
Posted by: 300ex mxracer
Actually, the steering geometry is not the same as a-arms. The pivot point for the a-arms and the pivot point for the tie-rods are different. the a-arm pivot points are farther out, while the tie-rods are still in the stock position. This causes bumpsteer. I rode both and the bumpsteer is clear between the two.. I had this kit but switched to extended a-arms after i broke the top bracket and a tie-rod. This was on a 65ft double, and was not a hard landing. It destroyed a front rim and the frame.
Posted by: aaamx
well as far as I have seen and experineced not a single draw back. The system has worked fine and is still in use, but as like any racing product they can and will let go from time to time. Every rider and every bike is different so this is the info and you will have to make up your own mind. hope this helps
Posted by: klutch
Well hey atleast its wider than stock =] 400ex a arms, 450r shocks, and the relocator kit...
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg249/666_HondaTRX/DSC03497.jpg
Posted by: mxcowboy
hey steve im interested in that raptor 350 your partin out please read my comment and get back to me thanks
Posted by: JohnT_98300EX
Here's mine. I have 400EX lowers and 250R upper a arms, 400EX shocks and a KidsOnQuads relocation bracket. The rims are Douglas .160's and the offset adds to the width.
The nice thing is that bump steer is not a problem at all with this set up. The added offset of the rims had me a bit worried about that but is working fine.
As a side note, after market Unilug type wheel spacers, like used on cars, make a great spacer for the 250R ball joints
Posted by: twisted300ex
hey steve can you post some pics of your quad now.. with the new plastics and stuff and if you got them new spastic graphics on there could you post some pics of that to cuz i was thinkin about getting me some spastic graphics but i wanted to see them on another 300 first
thanx
Posted by: Cody_300ex
MY old 300ex +3 GDH LT a-arms With 2-3 wheels it sat right at 49.5.
Posted by: XCAdam89
Cody did you sell the Arms yet??
Posted by: born2ride14
yes he did sell them. I have them now
Posted by: XCAdam89
That's what I thought, just making sure.
Posted by: racer36
hey twisted, I thought you have a yfz now, or do you have that and a 300, if you have any picks, post em on the thread in the 300 section, thanks
Posted by: born2ride14
BAMMM!
Posted by: born2ride14
BAMM! AGAIN!
Posted by: SET THE STAGE
dude, that looks ****ing AWESOME. how much did those run you? are they 300 long travel or what?
Posted by: sparks427
might as well throw mine into the mix. 400ex +2 lonestar's not sure on offset but i'm guessin around 49" give or take havnt measured it yet for actual width.
Posted by: born2ride14
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Originally posted by SET THE STAGE
dude, that looks ****ing AWESOME. how much did those run you? are they 300 long travel or what?
Thanx man that means alot to me. That front end i got from cody300ex and the shocks localy. those 2 parts layed me back $400 total. It measures 48''
Posted by: rad300
400ex+3 SMC FOX DSC 49 Inches at ride height
Posted by: leasureryan
quote:
Originally posted by 300ex mxracer
Actually, the steering geometry is not the same as a-arms. The pivot point for the a-arms and the pivot point for the tie-rods are different. the a-arm pivot points are farther out, while the tie-rods are still in the stock position. This causes bumpsteer. I rode both and the bumpsteer is clear between the two.. I had this kit but switched to extended a-arms after i broke the top bracket and a tie-rod. This was on a 65ft double, and was not a hard landing. It destroyed a front rim and the frame.
Anyone seen the new 09' KFX450R frame dimensions? The frame is a peice of box aluminum about 2"w X 3" h. Brings the aarms almost 2" apart on the bottom....almost doing away with the bumpsteer ALL TOGETHER!!!
Posted by: hondaracing0144
where did u get that blingstar cross bumper for a 300 at
Posted by: CK1999.400ex
this is my 300ex its about 52inches wide it has 400ex Aarms on it and 2inch spacers on it also it has the works duel rate shocks on it and the dura blue eliminator X33 pin drive axle on it it also has a 330 big bore kit with a stage 2 cam and procircut t4 slipon its 12.5 to 1 comp i rum 104 octain fuel in it and it will keep up with stock 400 cc bikes and out handle any of them 
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