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Dave Dm

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Hi everyone im thinking about doing shorttrack on the banshee so im after lowering it seen the kits you can buy and also people who put yamaha r6 rear shocks on .could some one help as im rather lost dont want to spend loads until i like the sport any help in the rite direction would be great :biggrin:

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Are you just getting into the sport of riding or riding short track? If your not looking to put a bunch of money into it I wouldn't bother lowering it. If your talking about the kits on ebay that are just adapters I personally would think that those are junk. Up to you though sorry I don't have much advice other than that. Good luck finding what ya need.

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I put 300ex shocks on the front and an R6 shock on the rear. The R6 shock was only $25 shipped and the 300ex shocks were given to me. I think I'm going to buy a couple more R6 shocks and run them all the way around though, it will give it a little bit of a rake. The 300s make it sit a little high (1/2") in the front, opposed to the rear.

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I put 300ex shocks on the front and an R6 shock on the rear. The R6 shock was only $25 shipped and the 300ex shocks were given to me. I think I'm going to buy a couple more R6 shocks and run them all the way around though, it will give it a little bit of a rake. The 300s make it sit a little high (1/2") in the front, opposed to the rear.

 

 

Do you no if the R6 shocks will fit straight on or do they need moding and ive seen people use R1 shocks but dont no what there like to fit

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Well they will bolt right up to mine, but I have +2+1 a-arms. I think the R1s are the same as the R6, just a little stiffer. Regardless, whichever one you decide to use, you will need the ones with the rezzies that are mounted straight up and down, not the ones that are sideways. Also, in order to bolt it up to the rear, you will need to make some shims for the bolt holes on the dogbone and frame. The R6 shock eyes use a smaller bolt than the banshee. I can post some pics if you need me to.

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Well they will bolt right up to mine, but I have +2+1 a-arms. I think the R1s are the same as the R6, just a little stiffer. Regardless, whichever one you decide to use, you will need the ones with the rezzies that are mounted straight up and down, not the ones that are sideways. Also, in order to bolt it up to the rear, you will need to make some shims for the bolt holes on the dogbone and frame. The R6 shock eyes use a smaller bolt than the banshee. I can post some pics if you need me to.

 

Thanks for the help il see what i can find to do the job

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