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Ok here we go........... i have been reading through the site about the yfz swap and decided not yo go through with it but instead im goin to pucker up and buy some +2+1 a arms, i have done some searching and have read about the differences between heims and ball joints, i hear ball joints are better but whats so bad about the heims except for "the squeeks" you get from them? if i do get heim joints can they be replaced with ball joints when they wear out? also whats this spindle reaming? would i have to do this if i ordered fullflight +2+1 arms? i am going to use my stock shocks with this setup when i make up my mind on what arms to use.......f you have any experience with fullflight a arms and the use of stock shocks i really would like to hear your opinion on the subject. o ya im not going to be hitting 30 foot gaps sooo i dont need the best arms they make right?? :confused: thanks guys

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If the top a arms have heims that attatch to the frame you don't want them. Why? Well to put it bluntly you had to ask which ones are better. What i mean to say is this with the top a arms adjustable at this point you go do some really really sick things with them have the understeer on oversteer off the setup. The down side is this. You don't have years of experience setting em up, and you dont have a shop worthy of a couple of guys drooling over your tools.

 

With the top a arms being set in place without adjustments you just plug and play. With the exception of the tie rods which you have fool around with to get right.

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If the top a arms have heims that attatch to the frame you don't want them. Why? Well to put it bluntly you had to ask which ones are better. What i mean to say is this with the top a arms adjustable at this point you go do some really really sick things with them have the understeer on oversteer off the setup. The down side is this. You don't have years of experience setting em up, and you dont have a shop worthy of a couple of guys drooling over your tools.

 

With the top a arms being set in place without adjustments you just plug and play. With the exception of the tie rods which you have fool around with to get right.

 

 

What is this special tool you have to set up adjustable arms?

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What is this special tool you have to set up adjustable arms?

 

One of these....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34214

 

And here is what you need to do and how to do it....

http://www.lsracing.com/img/Guide_21.pdf

 

There ya go!!

 

BTW: One of the bonuses of the adjustable upper arm is that you can make allowances for frame manufacturer irregularities or bent frames.

I set my Lonestars up and they haven't come out of adjustment after 3 seasons. I'd buy this type again.

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you dont need any special tools to set up the suspension on a banshee. a 2' level, a tape measure and a good eye will do just fine.

 

of those, id go with the wickeds. my buddy just bought a set of them and they are pretty nice.

 

my next a-arms will come from Stellar without a doubt. Tim builds some of the nicest stuff around.

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