The only way a key will shear is if the flywheel isn't tightened properly. The key is just there to index the flywheel while putting in on. You should be able to pull a 15 pretty easy with just pipes and air box mod.
The shocks will only heat up if you are beating the crap out of them through whoops or on the mx track. You can add rezzy's later too. You don't have to buy them up front. It's cheaper up front, but you can find out if you'll be happy with them.
I replied to the other one, but if it's hard to pull you may need a new clutch cable. The cable may feel fine without any resistance on it but a new cable can make all the difference. The dirt digger clutch comes with 6 heavy springs too. I have them. It's really not very hard to pull so it may be your cable.
I think your noticing the difference between carbs that have the tors box on them and ones that don't. If your carbs are fine, you can get the tors eliminator kit to get rid of the big boxes on top of the carbs. If you need new carbs, your best bet is to buy some new 28mm instead of putting your money in stockers. Stockers don't like water and aren't the easiest to work on. You won't notice any lose with the 28's.
You'll feel it slip under heavy load. Even if it is a dirt digger it doesn't mean they used all 6 heavy barnett springs. You may just need the springs. If they are the heavy springs... all six are the same... you may need to rough up the steel with some paper and replace the fibers. You can get a hole kit for around $90.... fibers, steels and springs.
The cushions do get wore out between the basket and gear. You would really need to get an aftermarket basket that screw together to replace the cushions. I bought a hinson and after two rides there was a little slop. They just wear fast I guess. The main thing is the groove in the basket teeth. The can "grab" the clutch plates and make them not release and engage properly.
Just get a throttle cable for the thumb and tors kit if the quad has stock carbs and no tors.. the big boxes on top the carbs.... or aftermarket carbs. You can get the cable at toomeys website for 19.99 I think. Other than that, it's just a bolt on.
Sounds like you have a leak then.
Any changes in intake or exhaust will require rejetting. That's with any carb motor.
As far as the bearings, just make sure your axle nuts aren't loose. Maybe that's all it is. They do go bad though. If you do have to tear it apart, drill a grease zerk into the center of the axle carrier.
The choke is just worn out. They all wear out like that. There is a little clip behind the rubber. I tore one apart and fixed it once. You could replace it with a stock replacement. I think they are a little expensive though. You could just slit a piece of rubber hose to put in over the choke shaft.
Those are not TCS, they are Kings, King can / will build anything you want.
He's talking about a pic that was on the socal fab website. They have a banshee with their a-arms and tcs shocks pictured.
Craftsman hand tools and porter cable power tools mostly. Sometimes I buy the little just tools at harbor freight... depending on what it is and what it's for. I'm not really impressed with the craftman ratchets, but at least I can take the back and replace them for free.
thats what i thought i read somewhere. maybe i was hallucinating
I can tell you, I didn't photoshop those pics . I was suprised too when I found it.
But, if you notice, they are gullwing style. I think it's around 14" of travel... freakin crazy.
What kind of suspension is it. If it's stock the best you can do is tighten the spring and grit your teeth before you land...lol.
If it's aftermarket is it compression adjustment or compression and rebound. You need to increase the compression and have slow rebound for big jumps.