a arm extenders

[scottzimmerman]

was thinking about getting thees wanted to know if any body has used them ?

Yamaha Banshee 350 A-arms & Shocks Wid. Kit +4.5 or +6Widens ATV suspension using your stock a-arms & shocks

http://stores.ebay.com/Diamond-J-Customs_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm

PATENT PENDING

 

THIS KIT IS DESIGNED TO BE USED ON ALL YEARS OF BANSHEES. We have fitup these parts to several different year models, but it is possible that Yamaha made small frame changes over the 20+ years that it has been making Banshees. If you encounter any problems during fitup, we would be glad to hear from you, and will try to work with you to make improvements to the kit.

 

Diamond J Customs' a-arm and shock widening kits are a unique approach to increasing the width of an ATV. Instead of replacing the a-arms with custom built, expensive after-market a-arms, this kit simply relocates where the a-arms and shocks mount to the frame. The precision laser-cut brackets supplied in the kit bolt to the stock mounts on the frame, and provide two sets of new mount locations for the a-arms and shocks that are 2 ¼ or 3 inches outward on each side. This provides a 4 ½ or 6 inch total increase in the width of the ATV while making use of all of the stock suspension components. Threaded extensions are also supplied to extend the steering tie rods to match the widening kit.

 

Some of the widening kits also include shock mount kits that are adjustable to allow the customer to vary the ride height of the ATV, utilize longer shocks, or both. There is also a universal shock conversion kit sold separately that bolts on to the rest of the kits to add some of the same adjustability.

 

Kits come complete with all necessary hardware and tie rod extensions that thread onto your stock tie rods and secure in place with jam nuts. Please specify if you want the tie rod extensions for the +4.5" or +6.0" setting by letting us know at the time of ordering. If we don't hear from you within a couple days, we will assume you want the +6 kit.

 

Shocks and a-arms are not included with any of the kits.

 

The kits require no cutting or welding and can be installed easily in an afternoon by a typical home mechanic. Brake lines are typically long enough for the conversion if the intermediate support on the a-arms is disconnected to provide more slack in the lines. Rerouting the brake lines around frame members to give a more direct path to the hubs can also help. Longer brake lines are available on other websites if the customer prefers to also make that modification. The following ATV's will most likely need longer brake lines for the +6" setting: YFZ450, 450R and Z400.

 

Some of the pictures show the ATV's with the front bumper removed so you can see the kit more easily. The bumper mounts are not affected by the kits. Stock and aftermarket bumpers should work fine with all kits.

 

Steel brackets are made from 1/4" thick carbon steel and are designed to be used in all types of riding and racing, including motocross. Many customers are using these kits to race every weekend. The a-arm mounting brackets are designed to be as strong as the a-arms connecting to them. The eight separate brackets work together to share the load in all directions (such as rough terrain or hooking an occasional tree on the trails). These kits ARE designed (and used) for the harsh conditions of motocross racing.

 

All kits come powder coated gloss black. Color choice is not available, but other colors can be painted or powder coated by the customer over the gloss black finish. Kit components go through a seven stage chemical dip cleaning process, electro-statically dipped in black primer, baked, then powder coated and baked again to a super high-strength gloss-black finish.

 

Like most other EBay items, you are using this "as-is" kit at your own risk, with no warranty expressed or implied. By bidding, you are agreeing to these conditions. As you can see from our feedback, we can be very helpful if you have questions before or after your purchase, and we will do everything we can to make sure you are as thrilled with this conversion kit as we are.

 

We are thrilled with the performance of this kit, and excited that so many others have enjoyed it as well. You won't be disappointed!!! As you can see from our feedback, these kits are for real, and we are very fair & honest people to work with!! Send us pictures of your ATV after you have installed it so we can include it on our website galleries.

 

 

 

[scottzimmerman]

does this work ?

[GrMeyer]

I wouldnt wast my money on them. I always get arms and an axle to widen my bikes. If you really want to go the other way I would go with bolt on hub extenders. I have a buddy that runs them on the rear axle for the +4 effect tell his axle breaks or something else. But there is really no gain in that kit your looking at. all it is doing is moving all you suspension out. You are going to be losing the strong points that are made in the frame.

[sangheraent]

there was some guys that tested these things out on raptor forums and aparently they worked pretty good. i remember one guy was jumping his raptor in mx and they held up really well.