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PostSubject: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:36 pm

Yeah i know sounds strange .Anyhow i ride the two KQ's everyday and honestly i like the 450 better overall.
I would not trade my 750 for a 450 so dont ask.
The 450 is about 1.5 inches lower and it just makes a worls of difference.
When im about to endo on the 750 the 450 feels tame and cornering off camber is so easy on the 450.
So i heard if i buy some type of after market wheels i can squat the tires and thus lower the bike.
Id like yalls suggetions , im not playing in the mud so much , im doing rocky hills and ruts.
So i need a stable bike .
I could go with spacers , i guess but i hate the idea of that.
Im happy to go with some different shocks please reccomend ?
But i hear ill get the best benifit out of wheels that make my tires squaty /
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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:46 pm

They should be the same height unless the springs are weak...

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:14 pm

What Boot said! I have tried tw different sets of tire/wheel combos. Both increased the width of my king.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:38 pm

Might want to check the stiffness of the shocks. If the 450 is set for a softer ride, it might set lower. Just a thought.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:11 pm

No man i checked with suzuki the 450 is almost 2 inches lower .
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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:01 pm

Part of that should be the tire size. I would think the 450 has smaller tires on it than the 750 unless you are running aftermarket tires on it.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:53 am

No same size tires guys all 25 inch bighorns.

Anyhow if i run special wheels do they lower the tires alittle .
I heard they makk them a bit wider.
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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:09 am

You don't want to lower it by changing tires or wheels, that will mess with ground clearance. If you're riding in rocky areas, you need that ground clearance to protect the frame from damage.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:11 am

The shocks would be the first thing I'd look at. If you change the spring rate on them, the bike will handle and feel different in those off camber areas. Just my 2 cents.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:25 am

I was wrong....the 750 is 49 inches and the 450 is 48 going by Suzuki specs.....difference is the springs.....High Lifter springs will help the stability a whole lot. I put them on mine and it alot more stable.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:19 pm

I want to loose about an inch guys . You would not believe the difference in the two bikes.
while i was in pure terror coming up hill number 12 on the 750 i was freakin hiking it on the 450.
(((((((((( Im serious though , i was told some aluminum wheels make the tires wider and that alot of people dont like that. )))))))))))
Ill add the highlifter springs, Boot but as the name implies would that not just lift it up even more.
On the 09 KQ the back axels go down starting at the differentilal , at a sharper angle than the KQ 450 .
Im even concidering spacers , NOT haha.
I dunno i am fortunate to ride all the hard bits of any trail i find with both bikes , my wife walks the steep stuff .

Ive learned alot about how incredibly different they handle.
I just think id be happier riding the 750 at the same height as the 450 .
We aint hittin that many rocks with either one .

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:23 pm

darkstar wrote:
I want to loose about an inch guys . You would not believe the difference in the two bikes.
while i was in pure terror coming up hill number 12 on the 750 i was freakin hiking it on the 450.
(((((((((( Im serious though , i was told some aluminum wheels make the tires wider and that alot of people dont like that. )))))))))))
Ill add the highlifter springs, Boot but as the name implies would that not just lift it up even more.
On the 09 KQ the back axels go down starting at the differentilal , at a sharper angle than the KQ 450 .
Im even concidering spacers , NOT haha.
I dunno i am fortunate to ride all the hard bits of any trail i find with both bikes , my wife walks the steep stuff .

Ive learned alot about how incredibly different they handle.
I just think id be happier riding the 750 at the same height as the 450 .
We aint hittin that many rocks with either one .

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HL springs takes the sag out of it and I don't guess you want that.

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:32 pm

take a torch to the srpings and take the temper out that will lower it you just have to do the same amout to each. YThat is how old school lowriders were done before all the spring kits came out Shocked but I wouldn't do it to mine No

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:35 pm

Get some of us big guys to ride it for a while......it will lower it Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: How to lower my Bike.   Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:23 am

Look at the 750 shocks then compare to the 450 if the coilovers look like they will swap, I'd see if someone with a 450 looking for a lift would swap. (Wish I had the $$$ I'd buy a 450 and swap coilovers with you) Dead Horse

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