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yellow400
07-17-2002, 04:04 PM
Does anyone have pictures of 400's with just the a arms powdercoated? If you do, where did you get it done, and how much was it??
Tommy 17
07-17-2002, 04:19 PM
u can't p/c stock a-arms bc of the ball joints...
TRAIL
07-19-2002, 11:06 AM
400ex21-Are you sure? i could have swore i have seen stock a arms chromed before.
BS300ex5
07-19-2002, 01:08 PM
yeah someone need to say a definate yes or no cause i was sending mine out today on assumption that they could be (400 arms on my 300)
Tommy 17
07-19-2002, 02:49 PM
i'm 99.99% sure that u can't do it... it bakes the grease outta the ball joints and u can't replace them...
07-19-2002, 04:41 PM
Yea, i think tommy is right, when you put htem in hte oven it actually melts thge ball joints
NacsRacing400
07-19-2002, 05:21 PM
Ya tommy is right. You cant do it unless you want to sacrifice safety and life of your a-arms because it wont melt the ball joint actually but the grease will get bake out and youball joints will pop out when you ride it.
07-19-2002, 05:38 PM
Can you powdercoat aftermarket a-armns with removable joints???
NacsRacing400
07-19-2002, 05:48 PM
Ya, as long as you can take out the ball joints you can powder coat them. As for anything that is metal, if it has nuthing rubber or anything that can be melted on it, it can be powdercoated
Ex'r Marlin
07-20-2002, 11:33 AM
:confused: I was successful in powder coating my stock a-arms. I first put my old ones through to make sure it would go through the oven ok.

BTW, as for price... I had my buddies at work do it for me, the cost of them busting my stones was my only sacrifice!:) :cool:

Note: Oven temperature at one point got to 390 degrees F. The time in the oven is estimated 12 to 15 minutes.