j arm vs a arm

[Larry's Shee]

So how many of you have replaced J arm bushings more than once? J s MIGHT wear slightly faster and the narrower pivot point alows more movement at the ball joint for a given amount of bushing wear. As for me I'll keep my Js and you can keep your extra 14 pounds To bad Yamaha didn't redesign the suspension to make it more like the Honda 250r when they added A arms , then you would actually have something to really talk about. At the end of the day, they're all banshees .

Edited November 20, 2010 by Larry's Shee

[bansh_88]

the jump in my avatar was on a stock J-arm banshee, they didnt bend or break.

 

people just dont like them because they changed them, so they make up stories that they were weaker and inferior. acually, they only changed because everyone else went with A arms and in their ads, they depicted them as stronger so people were clammering for them on the banshee, and in 91 *POOF* they had A arms

 

I guess you have changed your avatar since your post here, but I assume it probably showed you taking your J-arm banshee over a huge jump!! :headbang:

 

Are your J-arms still holding up? I have been trying to figure out if the views of J-arms were mostly just assumption or based off of actual experiences. Because I hear of both types of arms bending just the same. To me, the J-arms look stronger than the A-arms giving me the feeling that they can actually handle bigger air than the A-arms.

[thomas h.]

Good point j vs A I have to think that j arms vs. a rock would tear off the mount at 35 mph and A arms vs. a rock would be alot more because the extra frame area of the a arm.

 

But most people are going to upgrade to long travel any way.

[jbooker82]

That is what I am saying. The problem isnt with the J arm it is the narrow mouting point on the frame. That is what causes the bushings to wear out faster, and it concentrates front impact forces in a smaller area.