91-up spindle, front rotor question

[7beast]

Hey guys and gals had some quick questions. my quad is a 1987 which ofcourse is a j-arm frame. iam getting a really good deal on a 97' banshee frame. my question is will my spindles,hubs and rotors from my j-arm bike work with the a-arms?? please help thanks and any other opinions will be greatly appreciated

Edited December 15, 2010 by 7beast

[Larry's Shee]

Yes

[7beast]

ok so everything should just bolt right up to my stock a-arms???

[bansheesandrider]

Yes they actually made the spindle change ion the 1990 models, so 1990s have jarms with the late style spindles. You can use your early spindles with A arms, but if you want to add YFZ(dual piston) calipers to it you will need to have the late style spindles.

[Jereme6655]

and you also need to remember to tell the parts guy the year of the bike your calipers came from as the earlier 87-90ish had larger brake pads and will not fit on the newer style calipers

[7beast]

thanks alot for all the info fellas iam glad i dont have to also buy spindles,rotors etc...

[7beast]

thanks alot for all the info fellas iam glad i dont have to also buy spindles,rotors etc...

[7beast]

and you also need to remember to tell the parts guy the year of the bike your calipers came from as the earlier 87-90ish had larger brake pads and will not fit on the newer style calipers

 

so then does this mean i cant use newer 91-06 front calipers on my 87-90 spindles???

[Trick2stroke]

so then does this mean i cant use newer 91-06 front calipers on my 87-90 spindles???

 

Correct.

[Jereme6655]

x2 like trick said....you cant use the 91-06 pads on the 87-90 calipers

 

i know the 91-06 pads are SMALLER than the 87-90 pads.....and i believe the calipers were actually larger for the early years.

[7beast]

Correct.

 

thanks a bunch Blake

[7beast]

x2 like trick said....you cant use the 91-06 pads on the 87-90 calipers

 

i know the 91-06 pads are SMALLER than the 87-90 pads.....and i believe the calipers were actually larger for the early years.

 

sweet! thank u sir, so then i suppose its not a bad idea to keep my older style spindles and calipers since they are larger

[7beast]

ok fellas i have one last question about this subject, will my 87' hubs and rotors work with 91-06 spindles and calipers???? thanks alot in advance

[JKJK]

Yes.The only difference between the two Knuckles is the mounting points for the calipers. Your complete older set up will work on the newer set up as long as you use your older calipers too.