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Posted by: LT80
ATV Racing in Phoenix. atvracing1.com
Arms are better but the same travel as spacers.
Posted by: LT80
NON.
They will make it ride better.
Extending the wheel (thru spacers or arms) does allow the wheel to travel farther but it's because of it being wider. The shock travel is the same stock or with Works.
Posted by: LT80
If you achieve more travel, the positive camber would be drastically increased.
With extended arms/spacers and stock shock travel, the camber goes way positive as is (wheels tip in at the top wehen the suspension is loaded).
Posted by: LT80
I went on and on...Sorry..
I'm just going to butt out on this one.
Posted by: LT80
You can turn the rear wheels around and it will work. Some use spacers and turn the wheels.
Posted by: AH120
I have run both JLAtv extenders & ATVRacings +3 A-arms. They both work, but the A-arms are by far better & lighter. I also have a very hard to find set of A-arms that are no longer available. Feel free to email me for more info. Abcdhyatt@verizon.net
Posted by: AH120
Please listen --- LT80 & I are both trying to give you the FACTS. Spacers and extenders will give you more wheel travel, but NOT more shock travel. If you could move your wheel out another 10", you will gain wheel travel but NOT shock travel, you will also start encountering other problems such as losing overall ground clearance on your frame. You have to be able to relocate the shock & go to a longer one to truely gain any travel. Those "WideRide" products, (spacers), are primarily for stability. The LT by nature is a very narrow quad. These will help for that. Problem with all spacers & extenders in the front is you start tampering with the geometry of the bike. The most proper, effective way to correct width/travel issues, is with extended A-arms which moves the pivot point of the spindle outward. Some A-arms also relocate the shock mount so you can run a longer shock....
Good Luck
Posted by: AH120
IF your not putting this thing in the air - stock rear axle will be fine. Save the money and use different wheels or spacers..... MMATV - call me...
Posted by: fosgate
I use some brackets that widened it 3 inches. JL ATV sells them. Great quality and the works shocks were a great investment also! The stock shocks don't move.
Posted by: fosgate
With a stock motor I used a skat trac glider with 5 paddles. They worked great until I did all the motor mods. Now I run a 6 paddle hauler! Make sure to stay with a 18 inch tall tire, not a 20inch. Don't buy a gecko, they are too heavy! You can get rims with a different offset to widen your rear without using wheel spacers.
Posted by: lec666
A-arms can get here
longer travel shocks here
Posted by: lec666
stock front wheels cannot be inverted w/o some sort of spacer. i tried it on mine
and the valve stems make way too much contact with the brake line bracket and
would probably tear off or split. i bought 2 wide ride kits from the lt80 hop-up site
and they work real well, and are alot less expensive then the a-arm setup.
Posted by: qsportgoat
you can get more travel by replacing the shocks (works brand). a no cost way to widen your lt a little is to flip your wheels around, because there is an offset you gain an inch or two .the only prob is your valve is now on the inside. but watch your tread rotation, and your front valves may touch the brake cable or the arm. my sons lt80 has short valves so it clears. good luck
Posted by: qsportgoat
sorry for the miss info about the works shocks. i was going by what someone told me. wont happen again.
Posted by: MMATV
I have a LT 80 that I would like to widen. What would be better, new a-arms or spacers? I have heard that a-arms will give more suspension travel. Also, does anybody have any ideas of where I could purchase a-arms and suspension? Thanks!
Posted by: MMATV
how much more travel will works shocks give?
Posted by: MMATV
thanks
i will try to find jl atv and look at what they have to offer.
Posted by: MMATV
does anybody have any thoughts on what type of paddle tire to run on an lt 80
Posted by: MMATV
thank you
Posted by: MMATV
did any of those a-arms give you more travel?
Posted by: MMATV
Thank you guys for your help, I now understand what you are saying. I got a little confused. I am going with the a-arms for sure and will update to a good pair of shocks a little later.
Did you guys do anything to widen the the rear axle or can i get away with buying a wheel with a deeper offset?
