Lowering Kits for 700R

[RoadGeneral]

Are those lowering kits that are advertised on ebay any good? The ones that reposition the lower mount of the shock outwards on the lower A-frame. They say it will drop the front of the quad about 3". Same thing with the rear link. The 700R sits too high and seems "tippy" to me. Just wondering if they are worth the money.  

[Colorado700R]

I've heard they work ok, but for me I put on YFZ shocks and unloaded some pre-loaded in the rear spring.  Total drop has been about 1 and 1/2 inches.  It allows me to trail ride, yet the lower CG really helps in the corners.

In my opinion a 3 inch drop is too much

Aaron

[RoadGeneral]

I've heard they work ok, but for me I put on YFZ shocks and unloaded some pre-loaded in the rear spring.  Total drop has been about 1 and 1/2 inches.  It allows me to trail ride, yet the lower CG really helps in the corners.

In my opinion a 3 inch drop is too much

Aaron

Thanks, Aaron. I really like the ride of my stock 700R. I have unloaded the front springs as much as possible and backed the rear off almost to the end. Nice and soft. Much better than my Z400. My shoulders don't ache after a days riding. I have a pair of YFZ shocks, but haven't as yet installed them. Sounds like that may be the way to go. I rarely ever trail ride, mostly sand ride, and not too worried about ground clearence.  

On another note, that single cylinder 700 "thumper" sure gives me "thumb-buzz" in a hurry. I am looking into an anti-vibe steering stem and maybe anti-vibe risers. I rode a YFZ that had both and it was really smooth.

Later, Steve

[Bert]

Making the quad wider would help stability
RPM Dominator II axle &  A-arms 

[Bert]

Just remembered about flipping the rear shock mount, that lowers the rear about 1.5" I think

[Peelz]

the lowering kit on the front makes them look silly IMO.  It is a must for ice racing/flat track, though.

[FoundArealQuad]

Here is a couple of Pics of Berts quad when he lowered it for Ice racing.

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[FoundArealQuad]

Here's the front few.

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[Bert]

Dang that's a nice looking quad 

[FoundArealQuad]

It is all right isn't it

[Bert]

Compared to  others quads at ice racing my quad really isn't that low 

[FoundArealQuad]

Not until you sit on it

[RoadGeneral]

Do you have extended A-arms as well? The pic of the front is great, it looks very wide and low. Is the rear wider than stock too?

[FoundArealQuad]

The rims are just flipped in the front, They are stock A-arms

[NaturalRaptor]

Just remembered about flipping the rear shock mount, that lowers the rear about 1.5" I think

I have heard of people flipping the rear link and it does not change the ground clearance. It was stated that they had a better center of gravity. I am going to try it when I get my extended swinger later.