Houser Or Gibson

[MOOCAZEN]

IM THINKING ABT GETTING HOUSER LONGTRAVEL A-ARMS AND A SWINGARM OR THE NEW GIBSON STUFF, ALTHOUGH I'VE HEARD GIBSON IS A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE. IM UPSET ALL THE ROLL DESIGN STUFF I WAS GETTING WAS DELAYED , THE LOBO FRONT WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE, THE SWINGARM WILL TAKE UP TO 8 MNTHS AND THE STEM IS ALREADY ON BACK ORDR AND ITS NOT EVEN OUT YET, PLEASE HELP ME OUT GUYS, I NEED THE STUFF SOON BUT EVERYONE SAYS I HAVE TO WAIT THAT THEY DONT HAVE INSTOCK, MAN IM UPSET

[MOOCAZEN]

DO YOU GUYS KNOW IF HOUSER GIVES GOOD DEALS OR ANYONE OUT THERE, I HAVE THE MONEY BUT I NEED THE STUFF ASAP

Well of course I'm gonna say go with houser,,never heard of gibson,,,houser products are used today and stand up to everything,,they've made a name for themselves.

call Terry at marcums,,I beleive he can get houser stuff at a good price..if you do go with houser INC. not a distributer tell them you found them on the internet and wanted to place an order thru the internet,,,you'll get %6 off all products..

[T-R-X]

I have a Gibson a-arms on the way for my R, along with Axis triple rate shocks. I know the guy who designed them, and said they were excellent(so did k andk).(one thing i didnt know was that on the r- you need to use 400ex spindles for NO bumpsteer, but the a-arms will work with the 250r spindles to) Ill tell all about them when i get them.

[400MXer]

Right now i'd say houser, but that's because i've never seen the gibson in person. i've seen pics on the net, and they sure do look different. But houser longtravel is sweet, i saw a quad at the dunes with it and it was sweet. go for it.


too bad about the lobo stuff. hope you have luck with all your other stuff.

Gibson long travle with Triple rate, compression adj. axis is 2275.00

http://www.kandkatv.com/welcome%20new.htm

[MOOCAZEN]

THNX GUYS ILL PROBABLY GO WITH HOUSER, ILL CALL MARCUMS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF DEAL I CAN GET

[mrusk]

In my mind i have no doubt that gibson is top notch. It is going to handle better than houser because it has ZER0 BUMBSTEER. However the gibson will cost 200 more than the houser. If your anything less than a pro rider the housers will suit you find. John Houser puts out a awesome product that really isnt far behind the gibson.

matt

[MOOCAZEN]

btu theres a wait on the gibson, i didnt know they sold th a-arms separate

[MOOCAZEN]

I CLLD K&K AND THEY HAVE A RED SET FOR A 400EX OF THE GIBSONS, BUT THEY WANT 1100 FOR THE SET, DAM!!!

[400MXer]

1100, HOLY ****. that's some mad cash. but you will get them right away, and that's what you wanted, call and see if you can get houser right away, and if not, get the gibson. it looks cool...and i get it handle good too.

well, ill let ya know. i just ordered a set from k&k. i have a set of houser right now and the only complaint i have is ground clearance.....they tend to hang up in ruts easily. im going to take off the houser and try the gibson......so ill be selling one or the other in the very near future! ill report back when i get them in!

[Dave400ex]

I would say Houser too. Their Products are Great. I would only run Laeger, Houser, or Roll Design (Who Wouldn`t) on my 400EX. What kind of Shocks are you going to get?

[mrusk]

WarriorMan, so you wouldnt run Walsh products? I condsider Walsh the best.


- And if the gibson are 1100 defently go with the houser Long Travel. The difference acant be worth 300.

matt

[Dave400ex]

I would run Walsh. I always forget about Walsh. I would say Walsh are the Best too. You will find that out if you look at thier Prices.

[MOOCAZEN]

YEAH BUIT ITS HARD TO FIND THESE PRODUCTS, WHERE CAN I SEE THE WALSH STUFF, AND WORLDVSME, YOU HAVE THE LONG TRAVEL HOUSER, HOW DO THEY WORK, I SAW THAT THEY HAD 2 POINTS TO PLACE YOUR SHOCKS, BUT WHEN I WENT BACK TO THERE WEBSITE THEY UPDATED AND NOW THEY SELL FOR EITHER 16 OR 19 SHOCKS, WHEN BFORE THE A-ARMS CAME WITH BOTH, WHAT COLOR DID YOU GET THE GIBSON

[MOOCAZEN]

DID YOU ORDR THE RED A-ARMS, THOSE WERE THE ONES THEY HAD IN STOCK THAT I THPOUGHT ABT ORDERING

[Giz400ex]

I was recently at K&K and if you want a really heavy duty a-arm then I would go with Gibson's. I didn't know that they were that expensive but once again, if you want a nice heavy duty a-arm??? Gibson's are the way to go!! Depend on what color your quad is, the blue ones are sharp!!!! Haven't seen the red though.

[QuadRacer041]

i should have my gibson frame for my R here today, ill let you guys know what i think.

i got an unfinished pair of gibsons...so i can send them out for a chrome treatment. the housers work well as far as the suspension goes, but they do lack alittle in the ground clearance dept. they are well worth the money. 2 things to consider 1-i gusseted the frame at the shock mounting position due to the increased stress of the set up. 2- the houser set up really requires a steering damper to eliminate the added bumpsteer from the lengthen a-arms.

How does the gibson setup,,,eliminate bump steer??????????:confused:

[MOOCAZEN]

I CALLED EAST COAST ATV, THEY TOLD ME IT HAS TO DO WITH THE THICKNESS OF THE TUBING AND WHERE THE PRESSUE IS PLACED, THIS ONLY WORKS WITH THESE A-ARMS AND 400EX SPINDLES, I ASKED IF I WOULD NEED A DAMPNER, HE SAID NOT AT ALL, MAKES ME WONDER IF TO GET HOUSER WITH A DAMPNER OR THOSE ARMS

[MOOCAZEN]

READ MY POST ABT THE ELKA REAR SHOCK, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

[QuadRacer041]

yea kandk told me that it uses 120wall tubing which is very thick, the frame is supposed to weigh 54lbs., the lonestar baja frame weighs 49lbs. and the roll weighs 56lbs.
also the 2 tubes that run from the swingarm pivot to the front bumper are one peice on each side.

[James70214]

If any of you guys need any walsh stuff know a way to directly get it. My friend is good friends with Mike Walsh. He is getting his frame for his r. Right now he has walsh +3 arms and a swingarm. They look really gooe. The only problem with walsh is he changes his design ideas to much. One year he will have a design for a rms and the next year they are different. I hve seen three different designs so far.

[mrusk]

Its a good thing that walsh is always changing designs. It means hes finding out what works best.

matt

[Dave400ex]

It sounds like Gibson is going to be really good. I would never pay that much for A-Arms though. Walsh is good too. I just can`t believe how much he charges. I would just spend the Extra Money and buy a Laeger T-Pin Front End. If you guys have the Money, Gibson, Walsh, or Roll Design is the Way to Go.

[Pro400EXC]

Yah man Walsh stuff is the Shiznitt. His A-arms will runm you $950 . But he has probably the best looking a-arms on the market.

Also there was a interview with Dave Diver, and he said the Walsh handles about 10 times better than anyone else,and the Roll is probably just as good,he said then Laeger's came next.

[James70214]

950? My friend has a shop and has a brand new pair for 825

[Dave400ex]

$825 is still Expensive for some Bent Metal. I would buy Walsh before I bought Gibson since Walsh is cheaper and is proven.

[mrusk]

James- Our friend has Walsh tt aarms they are cheaper than the MX version. They go for 875 new. But i think brad used them once or twice.

matt

[MOOCAZEN]

SOMEONE GIVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER TO YOUR FRIEND STHAT HAVE WALSH ARMS FOR SALE, THNX