My suspension dilemma.

[87twin350]

So I'm wanting to get rid of the shitty stock J arms on my shee. The balljoints are pretty well shot, and I don't really want to trust them for another season.

 

So here's my question to my brothers in banshee arms. Which route?

 

A shop by me has a bent A arm frame for $90, which I could cut out the A arm mounts and weld in to my current frame. Then I could ditch the J arm setup all together, find some nice +2+1 arms and call it a day. Plus, I have all sorts of A arm options.

 

Fireball's +2+1 J arms are very nice looking, and they come powder coated already (getting ready to strip my frame down and have it PC'd). 

 

Or do I just go find a good frame and swap everything over? 

 

Of course, the underlying problem is, as always, money. I'm 25 years old, I've got a Southern California mortgage, a truck note, and an expensive girlfriend.

 

Which way do you think I can do this suspension upgrade without dropping a grand into it? Should I just say fuck it and drop the money on the J arms and just leave it alone?

[hp2000]

We just converted a J arm to A Arm with a donor frame that we got off craigslist for cheap.

 

 

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[locogato11283]

I would drop the money on the j-arms and be done with it.

 

Is buying a donor frame, hacking it all up and robbing parts for another frame you have to hack up worth it?

[Mr1Hundred]

I have a bent A-arm frame, i could cut the mounts off and ship them too you for cheaper than 90 

[87twin350]

I would drop the money on the j-arms and be done with it.

 

Is buying a donor frame, hacking it all up and robbing parts for another frame you have to hack up worth it?

I fully agree with you, but will the +2+1 J arms by Fireball or Stellar hold up to recreational use? One or the other? 

[87twin350]

hp2000, I just noticed your signature. Would this happen to be your shee?

[hp2000]

hp2000, I just noticed your signature. Would this happen to be your shee?

Yes it's mine, but that's not the one we converted.

 

 

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[87twin350]

I'm envious.

[WINDYCITYJOHN400]

Fireball.

[Starwriter]

1st, they're smokin crack if they think a bent frame is worth $90. IF you get title with it, it's worth no more than $50.

2nd, do you have a title for yours? If you do AND you are good at MIG or TIG welding AND you can get the A arm brackets for under $50, I would convert it. I have a J arm frame that I plan to convert. My plan is to make a flat bar with holes in it drilled the exact distance apart that the A arm brackets need to be apart from each other and bolt that on the back side of the A arm mounts from side to side with the A arm bolts going through the J arm mounts, with spacers between the rear J arm mounts and the rear A arm mounts. This will locate the A arm mounts in the correct location from the front mount and should locate the mounts correctly left to right. Weld it up and then cut off the rear J arm mounts.

[locogato11283]

Call Roger at Fireball and talk to him. Tell him you're a BansheeHQ member and see what he can do for you.

 

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[87twin350]

I contacted him via ebay message this morning before you posted and he said $400+shipping for BHQ members. Ain't too bad. I think I'm just gonna go with that once I return these bent up d-arms I bought.

[trickedcarbine]

Fireball J arms.

 

And..... Ditch the expensive girl. Pay for a smokin hooker once a week and it'll probably be cheaper and more gratifying. Jmo.....

[87twin350]

Haha! Thanks for the advice! That way I'll have more money to spend on my shee! I could dump her and use that money to build a 421 serval....

[trickedcarbine]

^ this dude gets it!