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A big congratulations to the many G T Thunder riders and customers. I cant thank you enough for working with us.

Brandon Sommers for taking the Number 4 plate in his Rookie season, Bill Ballance on his 9th Championship, Donnie Ockerman on his XC2 Championship and 2 podiums in the Pro class, Johnny Gallagher with the best season since 2003 when I first started following GNCC, Jeff Pickens on his best season ever, Taylor Kiser, Adam McGill and the Whole FRE team for a very successful and professional team effort, Scott day on and excellent season, Mike Husband on his championship, Jeff Miller on an excellent season, Dave Simmons on an excellent season - get well soon, Cory B. for his championship, Nick Plisko on an excellent season, Joey Margarie for his championship, Traci Cecco on another championship, Angel Atwell on an exciting season and so close to a championship, Kristen Atwell on best season ever, Lexie Coulter ( I owe you one), Jennifer Albright on another great season - get well soon!!, Stephanie Verakade on her first podium, Jessie Stracham on a successful switch to big quads, Ken Robey on doing well on the Kymcos, Sam Williams on his championship, John Gallagher on another championship, Walker Fowler on his Championship,  and everyone I missed - please let me know so I can add you to the list. Also a special thanks to all the people behind the scenes helping each one of these riders - with out you -  this could not have happened.

 

 

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 Suspension FAQ:

Q. What should my ride height be??

A. There is no magic number - we run as low as 4 inches for Flat Track and as high 10 inches for Dunes. We run anywhere in between that depending on the quad and the application.

One big problem is when someone try's to reach some magic number with out the right combination of parts - they end up with no preload on the rear spring or a lot of preload on the rear spring - either way it may not handle nearly as well as it could.

We always start with 3 turns of preload in the rear spring and then adjust the front preload to achieve a balanced ride height.

Q. What should my race sag be??

A. Again there is no magic number - it depends on the available travel and the application. My personal XC quad has about 4 inches and I have 11.5 inches of wheel travel. With some setups it is possible to end up with a quad to tall or to low if you are chasing a magic number since the travel is higher or lower then it should be due to poorly matched components.

 

 

 

 

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