swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 i have a j-arm banshee and i am wanting to convert it over to an A-arm banshee. The question i have is if i buy an A-arm frame will everything bolt right up off the j-arm frame or is there any moding or adjustments that need to be done? Quote
01banch Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 The only thing that i believe wouldnt fit would be the j arms :biggrin: Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 The only thing that i believe wouldnt fit would be the j arms :biggrin: damn are you serious? that sucks... lol... :biggrin: Quote
NYUK Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 everything is a direct bolt on. you just need upper a arms. Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 everything is a direct bolt on. you just need upper a arms. ok good thats what i thought i just wasnt for sure and wanted to make sure i wasnt getting into something over my head Quote
Snopczynski Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 What year is the J-arm frame? Quote
desertdeweller Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 atvracing1.com they sell a conversion kit not sure how they work or anything might check in to it Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 atvracing1.com they sell a conversion kit not sure how they work or anything might check in to it all right i will check it out Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 What year is the J-arm frame? j-arm frames are from 87-89 Quote
Snopczynski Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 j-arm frames are from 87-89 What year is your frame? There was some differences on the 87 model frames. Its actually 87-90 where the j-arm bikes. Quote
desertdeweller Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 I just looked at the conversion kit its 200.00 for it my new frame was like 550.00. So something for you to consider its not hard to swap everything over yourself. I am sure you can find a good used one for less. That way you don`t have to worry about it being done right. Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) What year is your frame? There was some differences on the 87 model frames. Its actually 87-90 where the j-arm bikes. my bad i couldn't remember if 89 or 90 was the last year for the j-arm. mine is an 89 What was the differences on the 87 Edited December 17, 2008 by swhitey917 Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 I just looked at the conversion kit its 200.00 for it my new frame was like 550.00. So something for you to consider its not hard to swap everything over yourself. I am sure you can find a good used one for less. That way you don`t have to worry about it being done right. Yeah i found a used frame i am wanting to buy but i just dont have all the money right know, the guy is asking $250 for it. then i will look into a-arms after that. Quote
swhitey917 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 will the swingarm bolt right up without any troubles Quote
Snopczynski Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 Yes the swingarm will bolt up ok. The 87 had different mount locations for the chain sliders, so the 87 had different sized chain rollers. 89 has the odd ball hub bolt patterns and the different sized front brake calipers compared to the a-arm bikes. If you keep the same spindles and just add upper a-arms it will all work ok. Quote
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