So Cal Suspension

On all of my cars, I've always just used a straight pick, poked a hole, and sprayed some wd-40 in there with the little straw. I've never put grease in there, though. I'd assume grease would be better than WD-40

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Tie Juan.

lol what? The two are completely unrelated. Just because someone says "mexican" doesn't mean it's racist... just saying.

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Now through July 11th, I am running a special on stock Banshee rear shocks. $199.99 includes a full rebuild with a one piece billet seal head, Revalve, and a custom Eibach Spring. If your weight or setup does not require a spring, the price is only $119.00! My prices are already unheard of in this industry, but this pricing is crazy. Shock must be postmarked NO LATER than July 11th, 2012. Originally this sale was advertised on Facebook until July 4th, 2012, but I am extending it to BHQ members until July 11th. PM me for more details.

Wang Freight Cranks.

I would go with the Elka's if you're riding in rugged terrain, whoever you buy it from.

For $1500 you can do quite a bit with that bike... +2+1, or +3+1 a-arms are a must. A top tier aftermarket front shock isn't absolutely a necessity, but always buy the best you can within your budget. Stick to a company that has been around a long time, and that will be around for a long time. Elka, Axis, or Works are the 3 most popular brands, that I don't see going anywhere anytime soon. TCS is out of business and was absorbed by Race-Tech, and parts are pretty much obsolete for them. PEP shocks are not very popular, and I don't foresee them being on the market for much longer unless miracles are done around there. Notice I didn't recommend Fox. Personally, I am not a fan of the floats. They ride excellent, and are fantastic performing shocks. My issue lies with their reliability. If you blow out an Elka, Axis, or Works shock, you can still finish a race, ride, trip, whatever. If you get an air leak on a float, you're done until you replace the seals in the air spring chamber. Fox Podiums, on the other hand, are great shocks, and definitely look into them if the budget allows. As far as the rear goes, an axle to match your front width is advisable. +4 is pretty much the industry standard for aftermarket axles. Whether or not you should give some attention to your rear shock is largely dependent upon what you do with your swingarm, and how much you weigh. If you're a lighter guy <180lb and on a stock length swingarm, leave the stock rear shock alone, throwing money at an aftermarket shock, or to have that shock built is a waste. If you're over 180lbs, on a stock swingarm, consider having your stock rear shock rebuilt, revalved, and resprung which runs $218.00 plus shipping with about a 7-10 day turnaround time.

FYI Snap on has opened it's largest factory in their company history in China... Those Snap-On/Bluepoint tools are rarely American made, and haven't been for quite a while.

If that's the same Mike that called me about a year ago about that bike, he's been trying to sell that thing for quite some time. People aren't as interested in outlaws anymore...

Well, I never got a PM on Monday, so I guess we're going to definitively call this story bullocks. It was worth a shot, but just a story teller.

Hi guys, I'm new here. I just bought this crank, is it good?

Do you HAVE to have a brake light, or just a running light? If you upgrade your harness, you'll also have to upgrade your your stator to the newer style plug, or splice it in. I would just get a switch off of a newer model, and a brake light off of a newer model, tie into the chassis ground, and the power between the stator and headlight switch.

::puts on rain slicker for imminent shit storm::

What year is it? only 2003+ had brake lights. The rest just had running lights.

He hasn't logged on since NYUK outed him... literally a few minutes difference. Same with his alter-ego 9 Axle. Sick350 was a truck driver in Albequeerque, NM. Hence the relation to "9 AXLE".

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Just wondering... How many trophy trucks have you ridden in?

Duh, David... YFZ shocks are the best shocks in the world, dontcha know. I mean, all those guys with 450x's NEVER buy aftermarket shocks, because their stockers are the best available! I mean, someone would be stupid to take off their stock YFZ450X shocks for an aftermarket shock. Hell, with this great knowledge brought to us by our resident cobbling expect Mr. Jim Thacker, it seems as though aftermarket shocks are a complete waste... I mean, you can just take some stockers off of a YFZ450X and they're the best shocks possible! Obviously he has never even looked at my prices, or anyone elses. I couldn't care less if this dude hates me. He's obviously not all there upstairs if he can honestly believe this god awful babble he's spewing. No one in their right mind would honestly believe that a stock yfz450x shock could out perform a built axis shock. I told him to go ride with you, and promised him he couldn't keep up. Remember, this guy can hit rocks the size as bowling balls with his super sweet mega awesome cobbled together front end.

Haha. We camped next to them two years ago. Nice guys, but yeah, the jockey is about 85lbs soaking wet

9 axle = sick350. Nyuk said they both have the same IP's...

Haha busted.

He said he has to call the detective on Monday and get the case number. They might do things differently there, but every time we had even the smallest crime, the victim, and interviewed witnesses all received a business card on the scene with the file number on it in case there was any insurance claims, medical issues, etc.

GT Thunder has a pretty good reputation. FYI, though if those are the tapered bump stops, they're on upside down. I've never had my hands on any of their shocks, so I can't attest to the quality of them, but they look VERY similar to the older PEP Shocks... pretty much a works shock. Not sure what kind of valving they're using, as I haven't opened one up. The shocks pictured are NPL shocks (No Preload), you won't have much (if any) preload adjustment for ride height with those springs. See if GT Thunder can get you a set of regular dual rate secondary springs. Most of the NPL shocks I build are for TT or XC races where there is little to no jumping. There's a thread here somewhere that I explain the difference between NPL and regular dual rate shocks. Not sure where it was though.