Offroad Project

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:01 am

hey all, well. the general is fun and all, but i live kinda out in the boonies where it takes too long to drive to town on it, but i do live in a huge wooded sand pit... off roaders paradise.... so..

ill be taking off the body panels, and either crafting diamond steel/aluminum ones, or just leaving them off...

then. ill be wanting to buy some Honda XR50 tires, so if anyone has any.. lemme know

also, is there any possibility of a lift for sprees?

any other suggestions for modification to my spree before i start? like reinforcement? see, i dont jump it, but its pretty bumpy.. i dont think its too bad though. thanks

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:04 am

also, is there a good video hosting site? i wanna show you guys some of the things the general and i do on the dunes

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:39 pm

The 88-93 Elite 50 shock is 1" longer. You could probably lift the frontend 1" by inserting a 1" tall block into the fork and reassembling them (carefully.)

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:19 pm

yes u can do that to the front forks. u will need to remove the short secondary spring tho.

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:26 pm

actually, i think im just gonna put the rear spring in... im just looking for a better rear suspension, i wont mess with the front

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:10 am

i put mudders on my express and it works good for off roading just like that.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:14 pm

i would also beff up the frame, and add an extra shock in the back

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:27 am

how would you add an extra shock?

darat · Post by **darat** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:24 am

come on now use ur head to figure that one out.

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:17 am

THERES NO WAY! I HAVENT SLEPT IN WEEKS! SOMEONE TELL ME!?

Post by **noiseguy** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:26 pm

A second shock? I don't see how that would be trivial to add. I'd run a heavier Elite 80 unit, or a longer Elite 50 shock.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:14 pm

just weld monts on the frame and trans and add another shock

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:19 pm

to do the trans u will need to weld aluminum. lots of work. doesnt really matter when u can get a better shock. doesnt effect travel.

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:59 pm

i would look for an old elite-s or yamaha zuma, your spree doesn't have the power and may fall apart off rode.