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highcomp450 · 01-25-2012, 10:40 PM

Is it better to extend the rear wheels with an adjustable axle or extended rear hubs? A friend told me the axle is way heavier than stock and just use the extended hubs by force. Can anyone tell me if this is true

ctown208 · 01-25-2012, 11:17 PM

just go with the axle, tell your buddy he should put hubs on his bike to save weight

bbcmudtruck · 01-26-2012, 08:14 AM

Haha, Axle is by far a better way to go! RPM Eliminator gets my vote.

Kovatch · 01-26-2012, 01:12 PM

An axle would be your best bet. Your axle may be heavier, but it is also stronger and designed to be wide. A stock axle with extended hubs will stress your stock axle too much over time. 1 bad jump and now you need an axle.

If you were at the true pro level, weight (pounds or ounces), rotating mass, etc is a huge concern, but I wouldn't worry about it. If your axle is a pound or two heavier, oh well. It's stronger.

x2 on RPM.

skitchin1 · 01-26-2012, 01:21 PM

axle the way to go. rpm say they are the strongest.

highcomp450 · 01-27-2012, 12:13 AM

Thanks guys!!

05450Travis · 01-27-2012, 12:37 AM

Stay away from g force axels there sheep for a reason. Look at the LSD axel or dominator 2. I run the dominator 2 team axel and had some bad crashes it it's still strait.
Real happy with it

05450Travis · 01-27-2012, 12:39 AM

Hubs will crack if you jump a lot

Adrianny · 01-27-2012, 08:01 AM

I think it true to extend the rear wheels with an adjustable axle or extended rear hubs but i am not sure about that because i have no experience about that therefore you should contact with mechanic.

adrenaline junky · 01-27-2012, 09:17 AM

Are you a recreational rider or a racer? If you're not racing A class or faster, you are perfectly fine with extended hubs or spacers. If you like wasting your hard earned money then feel free to give it to an axle manufacturer and get rid of your perfectly fine stock axle. You could use that money elsewhere.

nickmell · 01-27-2012, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrianny

I think it true to extend the rear wheels with an adjustable axle or extended rear hubs but i am not sure about that because i have no experience about that therefore you should contact with mechanic.

And you should go somewhere else to sell your shit.

01-25-2012, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
highcomp450 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 112	extending rear wheels help Is it better to extend the rear wheels with an adjustable axle or extended rear hubs? A friend told me the axle is way heavier than stock and just use the extended hubs by force. Can anyone tell me if this is true

01-25-2012, 11:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
ctown208 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Caldwell Idaho Posts: 505	just go with the axle, tell your buddy he should put hubs on his bike to save weight __________________ 2012 yfz 450r

01-26-2012, 08:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
bbcmudtruck Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest Missouri Posts: 1,734	Haha, Axle is by far a better way to go! RPM Eliminator gets my vote. __________________

01-26-2012, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kovatch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE OH Posts: 820	An axle would be your best bet. Your axle may be heavier, but it is also stronger and designed to be wide. A stock axle with extended hubs will stress your stock axle too much over time. 1 bad jump and now you need an axle. If you were at the true pro level, weight (pounds or ounces), rotating mass, etc is a huge concern, but I wouldn't worry about it. If your axle is a pound or two heavier, oh well. It's stronger. x2 on RPM. __________________ 2009 YFZ450R Baldwin, DP, DID, Houser, K&N, Maxxis, LSR, PD, PEP, Rath, RPM, Sparks, SunStar, WorksConnection Waiting on Six5Designs for my YFZR stuff. =) Special thanks to Baldwin Motorsports

01-27-2012, 08:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Adrianny Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2	I think it true to extend the rear wheels with an adjustable axle or extended rear hubs but i am not sure about that because i have no experience about that therefore you should contact with mechanic. __________________ term life quotes

01-26-2012, 01:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
skitchin1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: sag-nasty mi Posts: 179	axle the way to go. rpm say they are the strongest.

01-27-2012, 12:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
highcomp450 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 112	Thanks guys!!

01-27-2012, 12:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
05450Travis Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 87	Stay away from g force axels there sheep for a reason. Look at the LSD axel or dominator 2. I run the dominator 2 team axel and had some bad crashes it it's still strait. Real happy with it

01-27-2012, 12:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
05450Travis Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 87	Hubs will crack if you jump a lot

01-27-2012, 09:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
adrenaline junky Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 163	Are you a recreational rider or a racer? If you're not racing A class or faster, you are perfectly fine with extended hubs or spacers. If you like wasting your hard earned money then feel free to give it to an axle manufacturer and get rid of your perfectly fine stock axle. You could use that money elsewhere. __________________ Sponsored by: Jardine Exhaust EVS Sports Fox Shox Laeger's FOUR ATV Gear

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