The Yamaha Road Star Warrior Forum

Which lowering kit do you all recommend and is the easiest to install?

Do a search for "flip and grind". It's the easiest, cheapest method.

Then do a search for "Tricky Air". That's more expensive and more complicated but has many other advantages.

Rich (Sushi ) hit it on the head.  Any lowering kit isnt too bad of an install,just depends on what your going for and how deep your pockets are. I went from lowering lowering links to Tricky and couldnt be happier. Good Luck, just read and you'll get many opinions on all

Many of us go with an adjustable rear suspension kit (from member Ram396 or LA Choppers) with an Eibach 1,000-pound spring (from Ground Control).  This allows us to ride solo, or with a passenger without bottoming out with the bike lowered.  Its all in what you see is the 'big picture' for you.  Its not much harder to install, and height adjusts on-the-bike.

lee03:

Which lowering kit do you all recommend and is the easiest to install?

Arizona Warrior:

Many of us go with an adjustable rear suspension kit (from member Ram396 or LA Choppers) with an Eibach 1,000-pound spring (from Ground Control).  This allows us to ride solo, or with a passenger without bottoming out with the bike lowered.  Its all in what you see is the 'big picture' for you.  Its not much harder to install, and height adjusts on-the-bike.

lee03:

Which lowering kit do you all recommend and is the easiest to install?

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I have to admit I'm a bit biased here but I would go with the links that Ram396 sells.

But seriously I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the kit.

Yep, a huge benefit of the Ram396 kit is he rides a Warrior and know the answers to any questions you might have.

ram396:

I have to admit I'm a bit biased here but I would go with the links that Ram396 sells.

But seriously I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the kit.

I have also seen that some people are lowering the front 3/4 inch. I am assuming that they are just sliding the forks in the clamps. Do you recommend this after lowering the rear?

Yep that's it.  Found this from a post from a few years back.............................................

Raise the bike on a lift, you want the front tire just touching the ground. Loosen the pinch bolts on the trees & tap a small screw driver or chisel in each slot to releive the clamping pressure. Slowly lower the bike untill each fork is above the top tree 1 inch. Make them equal. Pull the screwdrivers out & tighten the clamp screws evenly.

Run the spring preload adjusters down until they are flush with the top nut. If you do not do this you will probably ding the fender on the bracket for the brake line. That is if you are still running the stock brake lines.

Mine has 7deg triple trees so that also kind of drops the front a bit too.

And about "knowing all the answers to any questions you might have"  well that may be a slight over statement but I'll do my best to find the answer if I don't know it or make one up!!  

  Ram 396 is the kit I went with,its awesome,love it ,wouldnt be with out ....Thanks Ron

Thanks for the props man!! I'm glad you like them!!  

How much is your kit?

$165 shipped USPS 3 day Priority mail.

I intend to get those ram396 adjustable links one day. Right now, I did the flip & grind but 2" is a bit too low for me. I am not too intersted in the air ride cause from what I hear you should only use two settings. One for riding and one for parking and Im not interested in slamming it to the ground when its parked.

The belt needs to be adjusted each time you adjust the hieght. It will tighten when you lower it. Its not good for your belt or front pully if you run the bike at different hieghts without making belt adjustments. Thats what I read anyway.

I have a brand new set of Pacific Coast Star lowering links for $80 shipped. They will lower your rear suspension 1 3/4 inches.

Zak