Have any of you ever flipped your front tires for more width?

[0_o]

another free thing you can do is take the front wheels off, turn them around and mount them to where you have more width in the front. you get more stability in turns with a wider stance in the front. plus they will still be narrower than the rear, so no worries wrapping an A arm around a tree.
yeah it could wear the wheel bearings out a little quicker (so far no problems with mine, they have been turned around for 3 years and i get alot of air) but the wheel bearings are dirt cheap.
I have upgraded alot on the two blasters i have.
as well as...

is that true? i was looking for reviews on BBK and i came up on that , does anyone have pictures of how it looks?
Blaster Big-Bore Kit - ATV Forums at ATV Rider Magazine

 

[sheeblast]

search the forum, you will find your answer.

 

[Blasterb0y794]

In a simple answer... Yes, alot of people have. Its a cheap effective "mod" that will only take you a few minutes. It just increases bump steer.

 

[sheeblast]

but the answer isn't that simple, depending on the year of his blaster, you can not just flip the rims. reason i said search. all this info is on the site and there are lots of pictures of people doing it.

 

[stabor1122]

Pics in my profile. The blue one had flipped fronts.

 

[Blaner]

if you are pre 03 its a simple swap but if you have a facelifted version, the valve stems hit the calipers, even with the little stumpy ones in. so unless you relocate the valves or can find some very very short ones, i dont think it can be done on a post 03 blaster with stock rims

 

[88' blaster]

i have mine flipped and i like it

 

[shawnsadler]

mine are flipped.. as long as u have drum brakes u can do it. makes it 1 inch wider per side so 2 inches total in front. i swapped my rear hubs to banshee hubs and used banshee rear rims ... flipped those to match the front. wider and more stable. personal preference though.

 

[killswitch]

Is this safe if you jump?

 

[99LRDblaster]

Is this safe if you jump?

This depends on the size of the jump. I've bottomed out my stock shocks on jumps with the mod. However, I wouldn't recommend somebody try it as it's a simple matter of leverage working against the spindles.

 

[schmidtsandwich]

i flipped my fronts today, i like the way it handles sliding through corners, but for tight u turns, with out leaning, it has alot more roll and got sidewards on me

 

[schmidtsandwich]

mine are flipped.. as long as u have drum brakes u can do it. makes it 1 inch wider per side so 2 inches total in front. i swapped my rear hubs to banshee hubs and used banshee rear rims ... flipped those to match the front. wider and more stable. personal preference though.

i measured before and after, i ended up getting 4 inches wider in the front total. hmmmm. do you have aftermarket rims?

 

[Blaster200boy]

When i did this, I had long valve stems, I started riding and the stems got ripped out cause they hit the spindles

 

[Blaner]

When i did this, I had long valve stems, I started riding and the stems got ripped out cause they hit the spindles

oh dear, pre-trip inspection failure!

 

[Blaaster]

I run flipped wheels on a post 03 with 35mm wheel spacers. 2 metre high jumps and some heavy landings, no probs yet except for bump steer.

 

[ROAD RUNNER]

I just did this today, how weird. Added about 4 inches on the width.

 

[Davidd]

I did mine the first day I had it. I like the extra width...but we will see what negative long term effects arise from the added stress. Bearings are cheap....so as long as it doesn't hurt the spindles or anything .