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Old 25th August 2011, 19:05   #1
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ive got a vtr and want to lower it 50mm can i do this with just spring or do i need uprated shocks aswell, on a tight budget
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Old 25th August 2011, 19:08   #2
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personaly i would save up and wait till you can afford shocks aswell.
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i had a quiksilver before my vtr that was lowered about 50mm with standard shocks and never had any probs with it for the 2 years i had it
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You can do it with just springs but it will soon fuck your shocks up, having said that Im lowered 40 on standards and my ride is still find after a year
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yer its fine its just that after a few years being lowered they will start to wear out same as anything else.
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