2strokesmoker Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I need some serious clarification......I just installed yfz 450 a arms with 450r shocks. Can I run banshee spindels? Tie rods? What is the travel distance difference between the banshee spindels and the yfz spindels with the "r" shock and how does this work. I can make some plus two tie rods at the shop if needed. Any help would be great guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88-04banshee Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I need some serious clarification......I just installed yfz 450 a arms with 450r shocks. Can I run banshee spindels? Tie rods? What is the travel distance difference between the banshee spindels and the yfz spindels with the "r" shock and how does this work. I can make some plus two tie rods at the shop if needed. Any help would be great guys!!! Here is a picture i took during my yfz spindle swap. you can tell the side i changed from the extra 3 inches of travel, my personal opinion (whatever that's worth lol) is to run the yfz spindles with no more than a 17 1/2" shock and i think the r is about 18 1/4" but there are some that have and i would like to know how it works. like this thread http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112511 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXBlessedWithDeathXx Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 you need +2 banshee tierods for the setup. +2 1/2 would be a even better fit if your making them yourself and you can run the banshee spindles and hubs but i recommend the YFZ450`s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003LimitedBanshee Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 So you are going to be running the YFZ450R shocks, not honda 450r right? If so, you will absolutely have to run the YFZ spnidles and hubs. The Banshee spindle will not allow enough travel to accomodate the added length of the 450R (Yamaha) shocks. So far I am happy with my 450R shocks that I installed several weeks ago. As a side not, I would consider running longer brake lines. I am going to be upgrading mine soon, as the added height and travel, make the stock lines on the verge of too short. I posted a topic a while back that covered my swap and several of the catch points to watch out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtcc Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Is there any benefit to running yfz450 spindles with my +2 banshee a-arms and elkas? They are all banshee length. Is the shock the only thing that makes you need the 450 spindles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003LimitedBanshee Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Is there any benefit to running yfz450 spindles with my +2 banshee a-arms and elkas? They are all banshee length. Is the shock the only thing that makes you need the 450 spindles? For you there would not be, in fact it could cause you issues. The banshee a-arms are canted up out at the ball joint end and the spindles are angled to match this. Thus, with the 450 a-arms (not canted up) there is a small angle mismatch between the a-arm and the spindle. This is not an issue at all running the stock 450 shocks, but limits travel with 450R shocks or shocks in between 450 and 450R lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokesmoker Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 For you there would not be, in fact it could cause you issues. The banshee a-arms are canted up out at the ball joint end and the spindles are angled to match this. Thus, with the 450 a-arms (not canted up) there is a small angle mismatch between the a-arm and the spindle. This is not an issue at all running the stock 450 shocks, but limits travel with 450R shocks or shocks in between 450 and 450R lengths. Im not sure what shock i got. 450se or the 450r. Whats the length difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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