lowering kits

[handsomejackuk]

Hi, I know this is slightly off topic, but my mate has a xtz660 trail bike wheels and he wants to lower it, does anyone know where i can get shorter or longer dogbones to lower it ?

Advice please....

Alun

[ZzerO]

i made mine myself. i bought a plate of stainless steel in the correct width and thickness and cut it in the length i wanted it

[ZzerO]

ooh yes, and your're friend will be needing longer dogbones to lower the bike

[handsomejackuk]

Hi,
Thanks for that reply i will let him know I think he wanted to buy some so that he could put them straight on. I will keep looking and tell him that they can be made easliy enough...


Thanks Alun....

[handsomejackuk]

Hi,,

not meaning to be picky, but you not got much material on the end of your dogbones I think if i made some i would keep the dogbone shape as there is more material required on the ends due to the stress of the suspension... See what i mean..

yours only just covers the washers on your links...

sorry to upset you but thanks for the advice....


Alun....

[Bill Jurgenson]

the originals don't do much more, either, but they look "bigger" because they are waisted, i.e. look like dogbones.
I made mine too, shorter, out of AL7075 4 years ago, and they are holding up great in the racer.

http://www.zabernet.de/bill/pdfs/Hundeknochen.pdf

Among others, this guy is offering shorter and longer dogbones for almost any Yamaha:
http://cgi.ebay.de/FZR-600-400-500-SZR-660-Heck-Hoeherlegung-Tieferlegung_W0QQitemZ300137809868QQihZ020QQcategoryZ49809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

here his email:

trierer_verkaufen@yahoo.de

ask about "Tieferlegung"

I'm sure he'll have no trouble with enuf English to answer...

[ZzerO]

Hi,,

not meaning to be picky, but you not got much material on the end of your dogbones I think if i made some i would keep the dogbone shape as there is more material required on the ends due to the stress of the suspension... See what i mean..

yours only just covers the washers on your links...

sorry to upset you but thanks for the advice....


Alun....

hi

i'm not upset and i understand what your point is, but i dont have the machinery to make dogbones with that shape, i only used a saw and a drill. and by the way, the stainless steel i used can handle more stress then the original dogbones i think. and my dogbones are wider then the original ones so i'm pretty sure they wont crack or bend