sandmouseswife Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 anyone try this. i'm thinking cut the old valve stem out and get a new one and flip it to go inside the wheel and drill a hole 180 degrees out on the other side of the wheel to make the front end wider. its too narrow and i dont have the cash to buy expensive a-arms. your thoughts please. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbAnyHill Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I've never tried it, i bought the offset rims. But why not many have done it before, I say go for it!! What rims are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeDan Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) I've never tried it, i bought the offset rims. But why not many have done it before, I say go for it!!What rims are they? i have a set of yfz 450 stock front wheels and tires that are already set up for being flipped for sale.....they work great Dan Edited May 2, 2007 by BansheeDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmouse Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 there my stockers. it shows my wife's id on the post because i was on her laptop. sorry about that. the wheels are in my pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunyabinness Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 been done many times. works well. i did it on my 2000 blaster i was amazed at how much of a difference it made. i had to flip them back though when i put my banshee brakes on because i haven't relocated the valve stem. anyway, i say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollister_Hitman Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 yeah I ran offset rims for a year, great way to add stability. Some guys say they wear the ball joints out quicker but by that time you should have the cash for new a-arms. Also it will add more bump steer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I guess I'm the only one who does not like the steering charictaristics after doing it.... so much that I flipped them back and got arms.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollister_Hitman Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I guess I'm the only one who does not like the steering charictaristics after doing it.... so much that I flipped them back and got arms.. I think the stability was worth the bumpsteer for a while, but your right once you get the money for the a-arms ditch those rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 The feedback issues aren't bad, a steering stabalizer will eleminate that all together anyway, it's not the ideal set up but I ran my blaster with offsets for years and had no problems what-so-ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrymaxx Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I ran my blaster with flipps also. Since I bought it. Never a problem. I didnt have alot of bumpsteer. Now on my 400 I have flipped rims, and a stabilizer. Works fine. A-arms are the best way though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmouse Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 kewl. thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE_BaNsHeE_mAn88 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 DO NOT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bad for the ball joints like real bad puts alot of stres on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 It doesn't add near enough stress to worry about. You shouldn't be jumping anything big enough to effect the ball joints with stock suspension anyway, if you do you will probably bend a shock or something else first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE_BaNsHeE_mAn88 Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Bend a shock befor you break a balljoint come on man be real here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 The only real way I see the balljoints being placed under enough stress to worry about is with too long of a shock which would put them in a bind once they reached their limit. Just adding 2-3 inches of leverage to their same range of travel isn't enough to cause a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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