i believe they can get the proper rake and trail with the tree's these days. i am told(and you know how that is) that they have figured a way to tip the trees in the stock yoke to get the rake look without any mods. i havnt looked close at any since i was told that so, i aint positive but i am gonna start lookin now.hahahaha And trust me here cuz i know this...that fat rear tire in a ridgid is a good thing, i had a couple hard tail chop's yrs ago when we used stock tires and that hurt, i rode a chop with a 250 rear that they run a little lower psi and the ride wasnt that bad. it wasnt a good ride by any stretch but it was better than that skinny little tire i had back then. the skinnier tire handled better i think, but the fat tire was easier on the back side.
