r32wa Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Has any one out there modded their front shock upper mounts to suit the YFZ shocks? I have a new frame which Im going to swap everything into from my bent one along with some YFZ shocks, now might be a good time to mod the mounts to suit the extra length and clearance issues. Has anyone done this before? is it worth the greif to save the ball joints? any pics? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosBanshee44 Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 PM ClimbanyHill he has the same settup i'm sure he can help ya out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714banshee380 Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 I did the exact same thing you want to do.. I only had to take off a little bit of the upper mount on the frame with a grinder... then your going to need to take off a small portion of the lower shock mount. then I cleaned it up with a file.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r32wa Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 (edited) I had another thought of maybe making new lower mounts on the A arms to move the shock out an inch instead of messing with the frame, plus the new lower mount will mean no grinding on the shock to make it fit. Although the increased angle might make them a little stiffer where as new uppers I can move the top out slightly to make them stand up straighter. Edited November 15, 2008 by r32wa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruko Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I had another thought of maybe making new lower mounts on the A arms to move the shock out an inch instead of messing with the frame, plus the new lower mount will mean no grinding on the shock to make it fit. Although the increased angle might make them a little stiffer where as new uppers I can move the top out slightly to make them stand up straighter. You have it backwards... standing them up straighter will make them stiffer... the more of an angle they are on the less they have to move in relation to the tire. So the steeper the angle the softer they will feel. You're better off leaveing the upper mounts alone, that way you could always go back to proper shocks later, if you get new a-arms or something. The problem with 450 shocks on a Bnashee with stock a-arms is not the shock mount, it's that the ball joints don't have enough travel to let the shocks extend all the way. Moving the mounts will lower the ride hieght but you will still have the binding ball joint issue. I run Elka 450 shocks on mine but I have aftermarket a-arms with heim joints so they will take the full travel of the 450 shock without binding. Also when I got them made up I ordered them with the lower mounts moved out 3/4" to get the proper installed length/ride hieght. They work great... but for stock a-arms I wouldn't bother. Use them as they are for now and save your money to get some aftermarket a-arms when you can afford them. If you really wana mess with the mounts leave the top ones alone and move the bottom ones out, but you wont gain any travel you'll just lower the ride hieght. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r32wa Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 If I make new upper mounts that sit higher then the shocks will become the limiting factor again rather than the ball joint, and the ride height will stay the same. decisions decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofoka Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 You have it backwards... standing them up straighter will make them stiffer... the more of an angle they are on the less they have to move in relation to the tire. So the steeper the angle the softer they will feel. My first thought is by putting the lower mount closer to the tire it would decrease the leverage of the system. Wouldn't it be a lot stiffer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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