What suspension is better for my Blaster

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  1. Kenny38

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    Can you guys help me? I am new to suspensions,I’ve seen where people have put Z400 rear suspension’s on their blasters and 400EX rears suspensions what should I go with I don’t want to put a lot of money in it but also I want a good suspension
     
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    I run the 400ex rear shock.love it.need. to get bushings for the top. Ken oconner racing has those. Drill bottom shock hole to12mm. To reuse the stock blaster bolt. Super easy.shocks can be found pretty cheap used on egay.night and day compared to stock blaster shock
     
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    If I buy one used would I have to adjusted it?
     
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    Like I wanna do a fair race and I’m trying to get it ready.
     
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    You can bolt it on and go.but you need the bushings for top.and drill hole
     
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    Does it raise the bike any?
     
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    If it does it is very little.nothing noticeable
     
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    What's a fair race?
     
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    How come yours looks like that I like that look how do I make mine do that... and a fair race is like a race but at a Fair you know like a state fair
     
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    Look like what?
     
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    It looks like the back sits up higher than a stock blaster
     
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    It sits wider
     
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    Do you have a banshee rear axle?
     
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    Maybe 1 inch. Running shorter tires
     
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    02 blaster axle but with hydraulic brakes
     
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    Are they stock rim sizes?
     
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    How hard is it to do the hydraulic upgrade bc the other day I was riding and I hit my back breaks the they locked up do you know where I can get something?
     
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    If you can do alittle fabrication is pretty easy and cheap
     
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    Fab like what?
     
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    What year do you have?
     
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