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tirelesschicken · 02-02-2012, 10:09 PM

Just bought a '00 foreman 400 last week, it came with a 2" lift kit. Whenever I let off of the throttle in 3rd gear (or higher) the front end will pull hard to the right! Can the lift kit cause it to Do that?

rich450es · 02-02-2012, 10:13 PM

welcome to the forum !
it sounds like a front right cv axle is binding up on you .
jack up the front end and see if the right spins freely

rich450es · 02-02-2012, 10:14 PM

i see you have a locker in it do you know if its a DGL or spool locker

tirelesschicken · 02-02-2012, 10:26 PM

I had it jacked up earlier, the wheels spin good, the tie rods and everything else looks good. There is a corner of the lift kit barely touching the bottom of the shock though.
And I dont know what kind of locker it has in the rear, How do I tell?

rich450es · 02-02-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tirelesschicken

I had it jacked up earlier, the wheels spin good, the tie rods and everything else looks good. There is a corner of the lift kit barely touching the bottom of the shock though.
And I dont know what kind of locker it has in the rear, How do I tell?

it says that you have a locker in your signiture (BTW the locker is in the FRONT differential)
can you take a picture of the lift kit on the corner you are talking about ?

tirelesschicken · 02-02-2012, 10:42 PM

Oh, the guy I got it from said it had a locker and I assumed it was In the rear.
Will try to get a good pic of the lift kit and post it on here

tirelesschicken · 02-02-2012, 11:00 PM

There is a bracket on the control arm that is not letting the U-Bolt on the kit go where it needs to.

rich450es · 02-02-2012, 11:05 PM

is that a homemade lift kit ?
ill look and see if i can find a picture to compair it to

rich450es · 02-02-2012, 11:08 PM

this is a picture of the left side on a 07 foreman 500 but its the same

tirelesschicken · 02-02-2012, 11:21 PM

My kit could be homemade, planning on taking it off to put the rear shocks on the front and 450 shocks on the back. The shocks are extended all the way out with the way it is now , I need more articulation for where I ride! Is it possible to use shocks off of a 500?

02-02-2012, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
tirelesschicken Honda Rider Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North West Georgia Posts: 62	Foreman 400 sudden right turns Just bought a '00 foreman 400 last week, it came with a 2" lift kit. Whenever I let off of the throttle in 3rd gear (or higher) the front end will pull hard to the right! Can the lift kit cause it to Do that? __________________ 2000 Honda Foreman 400 oversized piston 500 shocks New top end FMF Exhaust Snorkel 27" Super Swamper Vampire Locker Duct tape

02-02-2012, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,524	welcome to the forum ! it sounds like a front right cv axle is binding up on you . jack up the front end and see if the right spins freely __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

02-02-2012, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,524	i see you have a locker in it do you know if its a DGL or spool locker __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

02-02-2012, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
tirelesschicken Honda Rider Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North West Georgia Posts: 62	I had it jacked up earlier, the wheels spin good, the tie rods and everything else looks good. There is a corner of the lift kit barely touching the bottom of the shock though. And I dont know what kind of locker it has in the rear, How do I tell? __________________ 2000 Honda Foreman 400 oversized piston 500 shocks New top end FMF Exhaust Snorkel 27" Super Swamper Vampire Locker Duct tape

02-02-2012, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
tirelesschicken Honda Rider Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North West Georgia Posts: 62	Oh, the guy I got it from said it had a locker and I assumed it was In the rear. Will try to get a good pic of the lift kit and post it on here __________________ 2000 Honda Foreman 400 oversized piston 500 shocks New top end FMF Exhaust Snorkel 27" Super Swamper Vampire Locker Duct tape

02-02-2012, 11:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
tirelesschicken Honda Rider Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North West Georgia Posts: 62	There is a bracket on the control arm that is not letting the U-Bolt on the kit go where it needs to. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2000 Honda Foreman 400 oversized piston 500 shocks New top end FMF Exhaust Snorkel 27" Super Swamper Vampire Locker Duct tape

02-02-2012, 11:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,524	is that a homemade lift kit ? ill look and see if i can find a picture to compair it to __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

02-02-2012, 11:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,524	this is a picture of the left side on a 07 foreman 500 but its the same __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

02-02-2012, 11:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
tirelesschicken Honda Rider Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North West Georgia Posts: 62	My kit could be homemade, planning on taking it off to put the rear shocks on the front and 450 shocks on the back. The shocks are extended all the way out with the way it is now , I need more articulation for where I ride! Is it possible to use shocks off of a 500? __________________ 2000 Honda Foreman 400 oversized piston 500 shocks New top end FMF Exhaust Snorkel 27" Super Swamper Vampire Locker Duct tape

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