griesera Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'm planning on setting up a banshee to race mx and am going to get some +2 Ugly A Arms to put on it. I'm plainning on putting on Elka shocks later but am wanting to hold off on the shocks until i get some more money this summer. Could i still use the stock shocks with the +2 A arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Yes, but they'll be quite soft. To help that, tighten the adjustment on the bottom of the shock, that'll help stiffen a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNEDEMON Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 tighten the adjustment on the bottom of the shock, that'll help stiffen a little. This will add more "pre-load" and may help slightly, but ultimately the original front shocks will be far to soft both in spring rate and valving. When increasing the width of the a-arms an increase in spring rate is needed to gain back the original wheel rate, this can only be acomplished by going to a set of aftermarket front shocks (the original Banshee front springs are not replaceable for an increased rate spring) the increase in spring rate typically needs a change in valving inside the shock to controll the new spring rate. BTW - I have no personal experience with the "ugly" a-arms but there have been numerous posts regarding their poor quality and customer service. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griesera Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Which type of A Arms would you recomend using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 everyone on here loves quicksand ones and hate uglys, im sure mullet will jump in and giave u the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod Banshee Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I have the Laegers +2 A-Arms on My Banshee and the Laegers Swingarm and I like them Alot. Lone Star is makes good stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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