Please do share and thanks for commenting! I'm not much of a "CZcamsr" but I enjoy sharing positive information about a great product - hoping to help others see the benefits!
Left it in the parts bin! Don't miss it at all running the Hester Elkas! (and I do way more street riding / street speeds where a sway bar is usually more appreciated) The behavior is interesting though, it isn't that it doesn't "sway" on turns, etc. its that when it does sway you "feel" like there is a lot more weight on the side lifting and keeping the machine "planted" rather than "tipping". I believe this is due to how much more down travel the suspension has now. Highly recommended.
You know in hindsight I totally forgot to video or comment about that after I put them on. So as shown on the video the stock setup with the 30x10x14 tires I had 14". After I installed the Elkas I had EXACLTLY the same ground clearance. Which for the setup I asked for when I ordered was one that would be tailored for combination of road and reasonable trails -- nothing extreme. For me that is perfect mostly because where it sits right now it just skims my 7' garage door height and if it was any higher I'd have to figure something out to get in in the garage.
Alot of owners tend to lean towards the 1.5" rear spacers but I went with 1" on mine... I run 14x8 with a 4/4 square offset (so right in the middle) and am very happy. Some people ask "why don't you buy different offset wheels for front vs back" and for me the reason is I like to be able to rotate my tires and only need 1 spare tire/wheel that'll work on all 4 corners.
@@joshwilliams9122 - thank you for confirming. I have 30x10x14 tires with MSA wheels. I think the wheels have a 1.5 inch outset over stock. My front wheels sick out just barley past the boy line, and the rears sit just about in inch inside the edge of the body. In your opinion is the suspension worth the amount of money it costs? When I Priced it, I want to say it was some think like 1400ish for stage one.
I bought the Ocelot Aurora 30x10x14 (which are a "clone" of the Tusk Terrabites). I have been very impressed with the tires. I've put 1000 miles on them with zero complaints.
Thank you! Glad you love them! Amazing what a proper suspension package can do to totally change a machine! Mind if we share this around?
Please do share and thanks for commenting! I'm not much of a "CZcamsr" but I enjoy sharing positive information about a great product - hoping to help others see the benefits!
Excellent thanks for sharing ☮️
With the stock shock u show 14" in the front. Now how much lift the new shocks give you the in the front?
Hey Josh did you put the sway bar back on, or leave it off with the new suspension?
Left it in the parts bin! Don't miss it at all running the Hester Elkas! (and I do way more street riding / street speeds where a sway bar is usually more appreciated) The behavior is interesting though, it isn't that it doesn't "sway" on turns, etc. its that when it does sway you "feel" like there is a lot more weight on the side lifting and keeping the machine "planted" rather than "tipping". I believe this is due to how much more down travel the suspension has now. Highly recommended.
How much lift did you get on flat ground with the elka's?
You know in hindsight I totally forgot to video or comment about that after I put them on. So as shown on the video the stock setup with the 30x10x14 tires I had 14". After I installed the Elkas I had EXACLTLY the same ground clearance. Which for the setup I asked for when I ordered was one that would be tailored for combination of road and reasonable trails -- nothing extreme. For me that is perfect mostly because where it sits right now it just skims my 7' garage door height and if it was any higher I'd have to figure something out to get in in the garage.
did you install rear wheel spacers?
Alot of owners tend to lean towards the 1.5" rear spacers but I went with 1" on mine... I run 14x8 with a 4/4 square offset (so right in the middle) and am very happy. Some people ask "why don't you buy different offset wheels for front vs back" and for me the reason is I like to be able to rotate my tires and only need 1 spare tire/wheel that'll work on all 4 corners.
@@joshwilliams9122 - thank you for confirming. I have 30x10x14 tires with MSA wheels. I think the wheels have a 1.5 inch outset over stock. My front wheels sick out just barley past the boy line, and the rears sit just about in inch inside the edge of the body. In your opinion is the suspension worth the amount of money it costs? When I Priced it, I want to say it was some think like 1400ish for stage one.
Nice rig ? What tires are u running
I bought the Ocelot Aurora 30x10x14 (which are a "clone" of the Tusk Terrabites). I have been very impressed with the tires. I've put 1000 miles on them with zero complaints.
@@joshwilliams9122 Nice thank you for the info