I just looked on eBay and there is a set of Wicked a-arms that look okay for $375 plus shipping. They have conventional lower bushings and standard ball joints. I would buy those before the ASR arms.
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I just looked on eBay and there is a set of Wicked a-arms that look okay for $375 plus shipping. They have conventional lower bushings and standard ball joints. I would buy those before the ASR arms.
Yip . did the maths .
read up on FFR .
Not bad - but half were good , half were bad .As if Living 7000 miles away wasnt hard enough ...
Dom steel : Bad ! Chromoly : good .
Ones on e bay = DOM steel ... Nothanks ..
Also - I saw a pic n the upgraded Heims - holy crap - those are nice to the X degree .
I e mialed him with a quote from a rant in the FFR topic post - I am waiting to hear from him . This Bill guy seems nice enough - he replied quick as lightning first and secon time , I jut want to see what he has to say about building me a set of arms with the upgraded heims .
Somehow I think then that a normal set of laegers would solve all my damn problems .
Hoyl crap - check this out - he replied quick as a flash .
Dman this guy is quick .
Stuart, we have been manufacturing for 7 years, we have never had an a-arm break at the weld,as a weld is always stronger than any material you use. we have never had any welds break at all. we have had some guys send an a-arm back because the bent a lower , but never a break. as far as lubrication, you can use teflon spray, not oil. I will send you a set of the chromoly heims that are self sealing, no lubrication nessasary, the new chromoly-chrome nyla matrix heims that you see on the website, which is a $199.99 value, and add the skidplate for $399.99, they are not the black heims as seen on ebay. We have rider all over the world with our a-arms on their quads, these guys on the forums, run other companies down to promote their own parts companies. I will assure you, when you receive your product, you will see first hand, the craftsmanship. Let me know what you would like to do. Also ,I forgot to mention, the skid plate that we would be putting on your lower a-arms, are our 08 edition, that we havent even marketed yet, you will be the first. they are the pro series x-plates, they are sharp looking, not the plain plates you see in the pics on ebay
the man is quick .
ANd - he's fitting the Mean Mother Nyla Matrix stuff .
good grief ....
eh ?
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Originally posted by F-16Guy
I just looked on eBay and there is a set of Wicked a-arms that look okay for $375 plus shipping. They have conventional lower bushings and standard ball joints. I would buy those before the ASR arms.
Damn I need lessons on how to surf E bay , type in wicked a arms I assume ?
That reply i posted was from FFR Nice of him . I am impressed .
I just typed in "400ex a-arms" and they were about 1/2 way down the page.
My take on DOM steel a-arms is this: I have been riding for a very long time and have never bent a steel a-arm. Is chromoly better? Yes. Is it absolutely necessary for the average rider? I don't think so. If I were going to race competitively, I would probably invest in chromoly, but my steel +2 arms have logged a considerable amount of flight time and had some other rough treatment with no problems. Just my $0.02
I will be sending you chromoly a-arms. dom is (drawn over mandrel) carbon steel, it is just a grade under chromoly and is very strong. You are correct (the pic you sent)they are our top of the line, but as i said we are gonna send you the nyla matix chromoly heims, which are upgraded for the black chromoly heims and the skid plate is not plain as in the pic, we have the new design that i spoke to you about in the last email
So . It is to be the Chromo . NOW - to +1 - Or NOT to + 1..... that is the question !!! lol .
The Nyla matrix thrown in is too good to be true .
Shiiaat those wicked arms are nice F16 - I must agree with you on that.
I will contat them - I found the red set .
Prittty Neat dude .
wicked , in fact !!! (oh g% , lame joke )
Lastly F16 :
Wicked ? Or FFR as Bill is going to make them for me ?
Chromo and Nyla-matrix .
To the wire !!
aRGGHHHH !!! which one ??
S%#
Stay away is my best advice and like F-16 said, look on here for a good used set that are name brand. Im all for "you get what you pay for" Also I would go +2,+0 but thats my preference.
Check out the used section here.
You said it best yourself...I bought my +2 Housers for my 450R for $250 shipped on here.Quote:
Originally posted by Def-e-nition
Somehow I think then that a normal set of laegers would solve all my damn problems .
*EDIT* Ok I mispoke - I take back what I said about the wicked arms. It was Full Flight Racing arms I was thinking of. Stay clear. I have the proof in anyone wants it PM me your email address and tell me.:cool:
it seems back when a 400ex was the quad to have everyone that had +1 foward a-arms also had a +1.25 swingarmQuote:
Originally posted by Def-e-nition
I tried in vian searching on E bay for a simple set of +2 arms - mmm any takers on answering the +2 +1 , or simply +2 question ? I am in two minds about the +1 forward stance after reading through the thread .
remember with alot of the cheap a-arm companies you are really getting what you pay for. stick with something like a set of houser a-arms. they are reasonably priced at 600 bucks for standard travel if i remeber right
Houser std travel are $575 last I knew, and I believe SMC std travel are $475 with liftetime warranty.
some more question.
what's a good sag to be at?
what's good ride heigth for mx?
also can you explain zero preload shocks?
I have a zps converted C@D rear shock, elka trip rate comp. adj. front. I believe I have heard before that all three shocks should be zps or none should. Also if the rear shock is zps why can I still adjust ride height?
Thanks.