jayhawkatv Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Have a drag bike set up in a stretched stock chassis. I run it at the track as well as the strip at the dunes. How does single arm chassis compare to say what I have or a LSR hillshooter? How well do the handle at the dunes? Trying to go faster. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 A single arm front end is a death wish at the dunes as far as I'm concerned.. The ONLY drag bikes at LSOK I've seen wadded up were single arm bikes. Is your life worth the few extra pounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawkatv Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 A single arm front end is a death wish at the dunes as far as I'm concerned.. The ONLY drag bikes at LSOK I've seen wadded up were single arm bikes. Is your life worth the few extra pounds? not worth my life, but what is so different about a dual arm chassis that has shaws on the front with 1200-1500 psi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 not worth my life, but what is so different about a dual arm chassis that has shaws on the front with 1200-1500 psi? I would never run Shaws on anything I own. I prefer suspension. As far as the differences, they are pretty major and one is far more prone to breaking than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobanshee Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I live about an hour from little Sahara. Where we race is far from smooth. And many many people have been hurt from single a arm setups. Hate to see that happen if we can prevent it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadarRacing Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 No such thing as front shaws with 1200-1500 psi In them by the way. If you want advice from a guy that has a single. I have a GT Performance, single aarm and its rough as hell at Little Sahara and mine had a broken heim inside the cup the shaw rides in when I got the chassis and checked it out. I replaced them with HD and larger diameter heims and havent had problems but I still watch it closely. If you lose one bolt or heim, etc in a single, its coming apart on ya and you are screwed. I don't think the weight savings for a single is worth it at all but my chassis works very well for me and I love it. I have seen 3 frontends come apart and they were all 3 the same chassis maker. A stock chassis with light components is about as fast as a chassis at the track but at the dunes the chassis can be quicker. LSR hillshooters work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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