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Posted by: BradW
Cutting the springs will only lower the quad. You need to get a spring with a lower spring rate.
Posted by: brandonscott11
Hi Guys,
I have a Kazuma Falcon 250 with the stock front shocks, and they are currently set on the softest suspension, but they are still to stiff for me, I rarely ever have 4 wheels on the ground well taking a corner, and i don't take them really fast either. So I am looking to make it softer but do not know what more I can do. Could I cut a coil or two out of the spring? Or is it possible to buy a lighter spring?
Also I have read that the stock Kazuma tires suck and that is part of the reason why it handles like it does on corners, What would be a good set of tires for taking corners? We ride on all sorts of stuff, big rocks, stumps/roots, losse gravel, shot rock, and a bit of loose dirt/sand. What is a descent tire for doing all of the above?
Thanks in Advance,
Brandon
Posted by: brandonscott11
What about putting a lowering kit on it made by crj? It lowers the quad by 3.5" and widens it 1.5", I have also read that installing this puts the shock at a greater angle therefor making it compress easier.
Do you guys think something like that would work,
As for tires I just ordered some maxxis razrs last night
Brandon
Posted by: brandonscott11
I don't want to decrease the ground clearance but I want to find a way to make the quad feel more stable while taking corners. Any suggestions?
If I do the wheel spacers how much should I space them?
Thanks
Brandon
Posted by: STANG302
If its a little tippy you may want to try some wheel spacers first. Much cheaper than replacing all four tires. Can normaly be had from $40 all around and up. Also you may want to check you front tire pressures to see if there over inflated. Giving you a stiffer ride. Hope that helps any.
Posted by: STANG302
If you haven't read this thread yet. Give it a whirl, its helped me out alot with idea's to improve my old honda. Lots of info regarding your quad: http://forums.atvconnection.co...id/53/threadid/483699
In my opinion I would not want to decrease ground clearance. If its a trail machine. Maybe if its an on track only quad.
Posted by: STANG302
Then I parked it and started more serious modifications. First were 2 inch extensions on the rear wheels and 1 inch on the front wheels to improve it's handling. This worked fine but I wasn't happy with the tires so I ordered a set of new rims and Carlisle Turf Tamer AT 20 x 11 x 8 tires for the rear. I ended up ordering a set of rims with a 3 x 100 & 4 x 100 bolt pattern and drilling the correct bolt pattern in them using one of the hubs I removed and centered in the rim. The rims were 1.5 inches wider than the originals and the tires have more ground contact than the original 19 x 9.5 x 8 tires that would roll over and grab causing the atv to handle erratically on high speed turns. The new tires let loose when I need them to so I can pitch the rear end around corners using body position and throttle. They work great.
This should work for you. This comes from the thread I linked.
