Brute Force Suspension

allrsdup · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 12:52 AM

hey guys i have a brute 650 i its and 07, i love the power but the ride is pretty jarring,i have the suspension on the softest setting. there seems to be a lot of feed back through the steering. hard to keep the bars straight. it also is kinda tipsy on turns. any help is apreciated. by the way this is my first post great site

tattoo · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 03:06 AM

I have the solid rear model Bruteforce 650. The rear on mine is a fully adjustable mono-shock and its soft as a sport quad,plus I can push it hard into turns and slide it sideways without any tipsy feeling. I went with the solid rear because a few people had told me the independent models feel kinda unstable. I will say that better tires and slightly wider rims made it even more stable than stock. The front end has struts,you may be able to convert it over to after market shocks and springs. The handle bars on the brute are too short,and because of the dash nobody makes longer after market bars.If you had longer bars the steering and feedback feeling you get would settle down.
Im sure other guys here who have brutes may be able to give you more info. on the suspension.

Good luck with it.

Jimbo

rrocke17 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 05:32 PM

I beleive the 650I has the same setup as the 750I.
Alot of people remove the swaybar or put softer bushings in the swaybar brackets (that's what I did)
That (tippiness) gets a little getting used to if you're used to a single axle.
Alot of front end push in handlebars especially if you have stock tires.

More info at bruteforcecentral.com.

Good luck

ATVFreak · #4 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 01:27 AM

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I beleive the 650I has the same setup as the 750I.
Alot of people remove the swaybar or put softer bushings in the swaybar brackets (that's what I did)
That (tippiness) gets a little getting used to if you're used to a single axle.
Alot of front end push in handlebars especially if you have stock tires.

More info at bruteforcecentral.com.

Good luck[/b]

I think is www.brutecentral.com but it could be eithere way I guess.

allrsdup · #5 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 02:14 AM

so changing tires would help the rough ride up front? as it is nowit feels like it bounces of obstacles.

ATVFreak · #6 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 02:53 AM

When u do change the tires and rims do all 4 not just the front or the back.

Here is my Brute Force!

Do you have stock tires and rims on if so that is why your handing is bounce.

allrsdup · #7 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 08:47 PM

yes i have the stock wheels and tires on it. i was going to just change the tires. why should i change the rims?

tattoo · #8 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 03:31 PM

You can get wider tires and and more offset on after market rims. I will tell you right now dont waste your money on aluminum rims. They get damaged too easily in the woods and cant be straightened out. Save your cash for better tires and get steel wheels . If they bend ,you just bend them back. No offence to the guys with nice wheels. They are cool looking .But I cant see buying polished wheels just to smash them into rocks all day.
And despite what people say Plain steel wheels are the same weight as most of the real nice aluminum ones for a 4x4 quad.
[attachment=2577:attachment] And I think they look pretty darn cool too. I did tires and rims for around $300.00