Front To Rear Width

[PROXT]

I am wondering if the front should be wider than the front or vice verser. I am pretty sure when i brought my 09 raptor 700 that the front was a little bit wider than the front. Its just that i was talking to 1 of the shops and he said to have the rear wider. is this true. Any help is much appreciated.

[Peelz]

doesn't really matter. If the front was wider, could be because pre load on shocks is all the way down.

[SULLY0556]

  How would it effect the cornering if the front was WAY wider than the back?  Like 3-4"??  I want to try something on the ice but don't know if it will work.......  If I space out my a-arms but don/t space out the top shock mounts it would lower my front end nicely but the front would end up way wider than the rear and I like the rear end narrow for better traction.......

[Peelz]

  How would it effect the cornering if the front was WAY wider than the back?  Like 3-4"??  I want to try something on the ice but don't know if it will work.......  If I space out my a-arms but don/t space out the top shock mounts it would lower my front end nicely but the front would end up way wider than the rear and I like the rear end narrow for better traction.......

I accidentally ran my 660 that way...incorrect wheel offset. my fronts were +1, the back wheels were -1. It was like a canoe in the rapids.   But 660's are like that naturally too.

[Krandall]

Not that it was on ice.. BUT..

the 2nd time @ silver lake for me. I had my ishock kit on. +2 in front and stock in back.. cornering the back end REALLLLY liked to whip around made it fun for doing big roosts cornering

[SULLY0556]

  I was thinking of trying it with +2 spacers in the front to see how it handles before swapping all my a-arms out.  That way if (when) it sucks I can quickly change it back...

[Peelz]

think of a snowmobile, they are pretty stable. It will feel like you are rolling, but you won't.

[SULLY0556]

Good point!  Maybe it won't suck so bad....

[Krandall]

Yeah, but snowmobiles have 3-4 feet of continuous track on the ground.

[Peelz]

Yeah, but snowmobiles have 3-4 feet of continuous track on the ground.

this is true.....and a lower center of gravity.

[Gunz]

Wider in the front is fine. In some cases preferred. Think about a bmx race bike, wider front tire, a trophy truck... wider in the front, a snowmobile... wider in the front, a regular gmc pick up.... wider in the front.

[SULLY0556]

  Ok, now I'm getting excited!   I'm running my stock shocks strapped down to get the right heighth in the front but maybe I can run my reservoir shocks up front un-strapped then......      I'll give it a shot and report my findings.


Sully

[SULLY0556]

  She's wide and low now!  

[perhamite]

Stock they are 44" in the front and 46" in the rear. Making the front wider makes it easier to whip the rear around, while having the rear wider can cause some understeer. just my 2 cents.

[SULLY0556]

   I haven't noticed any negative effects of having my front 3-4" wider than my rears,  She seems very stable and steers fine.