Frame Question

[91twin350]

ok i'm getting ready to do my own J arm to A arm conversion can anyone tell me what size piping i need for the brackets??

thanks

[badass_r6]

91twin, you should already have a-arms , according to your name... i dont know what size pipe to use, sorry

["thenewguy"]

it might be easier to buy used a arms and cut and reweld them where you need them. are you planning on bending and welding them from scratch? that would be quite a task to get them perfect.

[91twin350]

i found a diagram to show how to do it from the banshee zone but i dont wanna spend 140 for the kit from the basnshee zone i have a friend that can weld so he's gonna help me i didnt know if htere was a certain tipe of piping i needed or what

["thenewguy"]

no just use comon sence. when you take your j arms off cut them in half ans use that diameter tube.(i dont even know if Jarms have tubes or not, never seen one) but i would say some where inbetween 1/8 and 3/32 wall thinkness should be good. its gonna be fun making thoses things though, lol, j/k. $140 is expensive but it might have bushings and baring fittings that you will have to make or buy. never took my a-arms off to see what there all about but i know mine leak greese.lol set-up a good jig on a table. your gonna have to put a (fishmouth) or what ever its called to get those to buttt close. to make upper and lower a arms fron scratch, figuring out your own dimentions is gonna take maybe 8+ hours.

 

i would but them and mod them to fit on my bike. but i dont know how much you get paid an hour and if you like your job at all.

 

if i hated my job i would probably make them no matter how long it took me, lol.

 

good luck man

["thenewguy"]

did you mean you need to weld brackets on the frame or were you gonna design your own a-arms? if your welding the brackets to the frame i would go with 3/16 maybe.

[SICK BOY]

91twin if you do a search you'll find some pics (close up's) of a very well done conversion.