TWILES Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'm putting my banshee back together and debating using yfz a arms. I can do the cutting but I saw where someone made some spacers and if I could get a set, i'd go with yfz a arms. That would make it easy. Are they for sale anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinklerman Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Why not use banshee arms. Yfz arms are proven to be an inferior way to do it. Sent from my SCH-R970 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWILES Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I don't have a lot of money to spend. I sold my old house and I'm doing this with the new houses remodel money. Lobo II with the Elka rear link, stage 5 shocks and a -1 swingarm and I'd be good. That's not an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas h. Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Been there and it sucks then spent more putting it back. High speed twitchy is no bueno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinklerman Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I don't have a lot of money to spend. I sold my old house and I'm doing this with the new houses remodel money. Lobo II with the Elka rear link, stage 5 shocks and a -1 swingarm and I'd be good. That's not an option.Your looking at maybe 100.00 difference doing it the right way with some good used banshee +2+1 arms vs yfz arms. Yfz arms are usually used too..so that's a wash. If a 100.00 is causing you issues as far as budget. .I'd just wait until I had the money to do it right. Sent from my SCH-R970 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TWILES Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 If it doesn't turn out that great, I'll buy banshee a arms. I'm trying to end up with a good banshee. Not something to race. My wife will be on it a lot more than me and she won't go all that fast but stock is too narrow and the stock front shocks I have are OK at best. The full flights that use yfz shocks are another idea I had. I like stock yamaha shocks but they don't last forever and being able to rebuild them means a lot to me. I'm trying to think about down the road with this one. I've looked for used a arms and I find beat up rust ones and the ball joints look terrible. I'll spend as much buying them and fixing them as I would have in a set of laegers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinklerman Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 If it doesn't turn out that great, I'll buy banshee a arms. I'm trying to end up with a good banshee. Not something to race. My wife will be on it a lot more than me and she won't go all that fast but stock is too narrow and the stock front shocks I have are OK at best. The full flights that use yfz shocks are another idea I had. I like stock yamaha shocks but they don't last forever and being able to rebuild them means a lot to me. I'm trying to think about down the road with this one. I've looked for used a arms and I find beat up rust ones and the ball joints look terrible. I'll spend as much buying them and fixing them as I would have in a set of laegers. Not true. Search the classifieds here. Post a wanted ad for them. It WON'T turn out great...that's what we are telling you. But apparently you think you can somehow find a way to make the yfz arms work good where countless others haven't? For what you need , just about ANY brand of banshee based +2+1 arms will work fine. And any of them would be better than doing the yfz. Sent from my SCH-R970 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I have a very nice set of like brand new fireball aarms. +3+1. Comes with everything ya need to bolt them up including brake lines and skid plate. Only 3 rides on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 motherfucker needs to buy a clue first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have a very nice set of like brand new fireball aarms. +3+1. Comes with everything ya need to bolt them up including brake lines and skid plate. Only 3 rides on them Why? No likey? Sounds like a damn shame to not want/need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Why? No likey? Sounds like a damn shame to not want/need them. hill climb bike went bye bye. I loved them. They were the best arm i ever ran. I also have a fireball swing arm sitting on the self as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 If it doesn't turn out that great, I'll buy banshee a arms. I'm trying to end up with a good banshee. Not something to race. My wife will be on it a lot more than me and she won't go all that fast but stock is too narrow and the stock front shocks I have are OK at best. The full flights that use yfz shocks are another idea I had. I like stock yamaha shocks but they don't last forever and being able to rebuild them means a lot to me. I'm trying to think about down the road with this one. I've looked for used a arms and I find beat up rust ones and the ball joints look terrible. I'll spend as much buying them and fixing them as I would have in a set of laegers. As always....people get an idea in their head and you try to educate them and they won't give any additional info the proper weight. Here's the point....you are being told what NOT TO DO! Your idea isn't a 7-8 on the 10 scale of perfection. It's actually a step down from stock. The whole YFZ shock idea is one of the WORST to become widely heard of. We had a guy who did that to a bike in our group.....complete shit! I preferred stock arms and shocks with the reverse offset front rims. But hey....why listen to people with years of experience. Go spend time slamming your dick in a door....then come back and tell us it wasn't too bad. I understand...it's a budget thing. It's like you can't afford a condom, so you're going to try a plastic baggy and a rubberband. Have fun....till you figure it out the hard way. You were warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper06 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 You can lead a horse to water guys ! I have seen more of these yfz conversion front ends look like shit . The fact that the biggest hold up to the op is a spacer says to me you shouldnt be cutting anything , if you can cut arms you can cut a spacer ace hardware sells all sorts of shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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