Rage_kage Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I've been tossing around a idea in my head for a couple days. I'm attempting to make my banshee into a xc setup. I'm looking for a lot of travel since its rocky rough terrain where I ride. So what I'm asking is does anyone know where I could get a-arms that offer like 10.5" worth of wheel travel? Or should I start hacking at my $950 a-arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbeast Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 http://www.jdperformance.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I have the fireball +3+1 long travel arms with 19 1/4 inch elka stage 3 shocks. I haven't measured the actual travel but from fully extended to fully compressed is huge. If you need more travel then what these provide, you need to look into custom frames or a totally different quad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage_kage Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I was running yfz 450r shocks which are 18.25 I think and I was comfortable with the way it handled. So what's the best recommendation hack or sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 http://www.jdperformance.net/these guys have awesome stuff! Banshee stuff is custom to order only through them though. The fireball have a decent gullwing design, but if it were me. ROLL DESIGN....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Here is a couple pics of my setup. I had stock arms with 450 shocks. Some shots to compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rage_kage Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I am confused as to what exactly you are asking. If ground clearance is your #1 priority then the best way to achieve it is to run 23" front tires and 22" rear tires. You aren't going to achieve much more ground clearance running a long travel front end compared to standard travel, it shouldn't change much at all. You still have to set your sag correctly because no matter what kind of riding you do, the shocks being setup correctly is 10X more important than getting an extra 1/4" of ground clearance. If you ride rocky terrain, get bigger tires and full skid plates. In a nutshell I'm looking for stability and travel. I'm just wondering if the 450 conversion is something dependable or would I be better off selling and getting the correct a-arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Dave, to be fair, the quads that the pros are running are already sitting at 48" wide from the factory. So the race quads are sitting around 49"~50". If you run the +3 arms with 4/1 offset rims you will be right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaegerEliminator Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 ^^^ Don't confuse XC width with MX width... Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Dave, how many harescramble/gncc races have you raced? I have raced harescrambles in district 6 over the last 20 year's. District 6 is eastern pa where it is actually very tight trails. I'm not out riding fireroads at all. I did just measure my front end. I have 3/2 offset rims and I'm right at 50 1/2 inches. I switch to 4/1 rims and I'm at 48 1/2. Yes, a little wide for super tight trails but I do race mx also. So I'm not too worried about it. For reference to what you said about pros running +1 arms, a stock yfz450x is sitting at 46.5" with +1 arms that's sitting the quad at 48.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Also no offense but you can't tell how wide a quad is from a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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