preferred suspension setup for dunes

[finman]

What suspension setup best handles the dunes. What do you use for a arm and rear axle setup?

(ex +2 front, +2 rear axle)

I am not needing brand names.

 

Thanks,

 

Finman

[racer]

nice avatar

[okbeast]

nice avatar

 

LOL

 

Depends on what kind of riding you're going to be doing I'd say. Gonna be jumping, dragging, just riding around?

[letsgetthisdone]

Get some +2+1 a-arm (American Star Racing, good prices and quality)s and shocks to match (TCS, elka, PEP, Custom Axis). Revalve the stock rear for your weight and style/skill level. Leave the stock axle, having the front-end a little wider than the rearhelps the handling a little bit more. Get this stuff done and your bike willhandle, ride, jump, and go through whoops A LOT better. :thumbsup:

[finman]

nice avatar

 

 

GO POKES !!!!! :thumbsup:

[finman]

LOL

 

Depends on what kind of riding you're going to be doing I'd say. Gonna be jumping, dragging, just riding around?

 

 

I will be riding in the dunes but try and ride hard across whoops.

I will not be doing any jumping in the dunes but do drag a little.

 

Finman

[letsgetthisdone]

just go with what i said. That said has gane thru the whoops ant the way to comp at dumont 5th gear pinned. My bike has stock gearing so thats like what, 65?

[Justintoxicated]

I vote +2+1 shocks with elka's dune valving, or similar shock. I think I would prefer my front and rear end to stickout the same. But, becauseof the tires I'm using my backend is just slightly wider.

Edited January 23, 2007 by Justintoxicated

[crbanshee]

i do desert races and dune riding and found that over all the best set up so far is a +2 +1 set up with a good shock (elka for example) does awesome in both i can hit most whoops pinned 6th. i would recomend having all 3 shocks on the bike re done for you and your specific riding style and what not, any good shop will valve the shocks to accomidate dunes and other terrrain, a good idea is to have a fromt set of shocks with compression and rebound settings so you can tiinker with the suspension depending on where you ride...for example on my rear shock i have it marked on the shock how many clicks from zero for each different area that i ride..i like it a bit stiffer in the sand and a bit softer in hard pack, other people might be just the oppposite but where ever you ride valving the shocks is one of the best things you cqan do to improve the handeling of the bike..keep in mind that if you run a bigger tank i.e the ims 5.6 gallon desert tank to tell the people doing the shocks so they can acomidate for it..i run a 5.6 gallon tank and when full its a bit sloppy but with the shocks valved properly they still fade a bit but as the gas in the tank goes less and less it equils out with the shock fad on long rides and it keeps the shocks feeling fresh all day..

[SoCalinIt]

I dune with +2 +1 LSR arms with Works double rates, +4 G Force Axle (just bought this), and a +6 CFM swinger with a TCS rear shock (just bought this).

 

Still working on my motor, but I thought I'd throw out some names I use.

 

I had the +2 +1 arms and Works shocks on there before the build and it rode like a champ. I've been riding desert for a long time, and love the woops... I'm a big guy, and this set up works great for me.

[Animalman294]

I've heard good things about the TCS shocks, I might have to look into those..........

[SoCalinIt]

I've heard good things about the TCS shocks, I might have to look into those..........

 

I have some TCS tripple rates with remote rezzies for my wifes Z400. I use her bike for the dirt... Nice stuff...

[finman]

so do most people set their shocks soft for sand and hard for dirt?

[SoCalinIt]

For me... I would say yes. I wouldn't go as far as saying "hard"... more stiff! but I do like my dune bike nice and soft...