got1banshee Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 I have a question, I know its probably a stupid one but hey I never claimed to be very smart haha. I have noticed in the past few days that some people put there rear wheels on backwards, I also just bought a pair of paddles and they look like they were put on backwards as well. Why would you do something like that? Whats the point?? Quote
DUNEDEMON Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 I understand that some people do this "swap" in an effort to widden the rear stance of the bike without purchasing a wider axle. Quote
theeechozen1 Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 I flipped my stockers around and went o0ut last weekend, didn't really notice any difference. You have to drill new valve stem holes on the fronts to flip em cause they'll hit the calipers. Quote
ledofthezep Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 The paddles you have probably came on offset wheels. They're supposed to be wider, in most cases anyhow. Quote
DIRTBIKEZ Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 Some tires are reversable, like ITP Blackwaters I'm running. Quote
got1banshee Posted March 9, 2004 Author Report Posted March 9, 2004 I understand that some people do this "swap" in an effort to widden the rear stance of the bike without purchasing a wider axle. But if you flip the backs around backwards the rear would be skinnier not wider. If you flip the front I understand that it would be wider but not the back. Quote
locogato11283 Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 its gonna depend on the offset of the rim. i just got some 9 inch wide baja rims for my yfz450 and the offset is 6/3. one way its really wide and the other way really narrow. do you know the offset of the rims you are talking about? if the offset is the same there wont be a difference but in most cases there is an offset difference. Quote
ranshee Posted March 10, 2004 Report Posted March 10, 2004 What were they padles or just knobies Quote
banshee0044 Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 Some tires are reversable, like ITP Blackwaters I'm running. tell me you dont run those on a banshee Quote
stealthawd Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 i flipped mine on stock wheels and gained about 1.5-2.5 inches in width. my buddy with stock wheels in stock configuration sitting side by side and you can tell a difference. the fronts is a HUGE difference... Quote
DIRTBIKEZ Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 tell me you dont run those on a banshee I do run these on a banshee. Quote
brugal Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 tell me you dont run those on a banshee I do run these on a banshee. What kind of riding do you do??? Quote
DIRTBIKEZ Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 What kind of riding do you do??? Whatever kind I can. Most of the terrain around here is loose packed dirt/sand, some mud and some wooded area. Tires "scoop" nicely one direction and bite even better the other way. They are a bit on the heavy side but are extremely puncture resistant. Quote
brugal Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 What kind of riding do you do??? Whatever kind I can. Most of the terrain around here is loose packed dirt/sand, some mud and some wooded area. Tires "scoop" nicely one direction and bite even better the other way. They are a bit on the heavy side but are extremely puncture resistant. Thats interesting , very interesting... Quote
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