Long Rod Todd Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Yeah, put one washer on each side of the control arm mount instead of the dust caps. The upper control arms are mounted the same as a stock 450 but they do come dam close to the shock, due to the larger diameter of the coil spring, made a world of difference. After I sold all of my stock parts the swap including the calipers cost me about $75? bucks not including the new powder coating. I compared width of the front suspension to my buddy's 700r and my shee is about 2 maybe 3 inches wider in the front and handles better than I ever expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 (edited) How much wider is your front end than a stock banshee and did you use the yzf tie rods also? And do yfz ball joints go with this conversion? Sorry if my questions are stupid, I don't know anything about front suspension conversions, but my wife does find me attractive! Edited September 10, 2006 by rkc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Rod Todd Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I guess I never really measured before and after but I would have to say when I compared the arms (It's been about a year since I did this) it looked like the 450 control arms where about 2 inches wider and about 1-1.5 inches farther forward. I still have the stock spindles/steering knuckles the 450 ball joints (tapered ends) fit right into the steering knuckle. As far as the tie rods go, I got +2 longer tie rods with a heim joint conversion (ebay). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 tks, Todd, looks like a good alteration for the banshee with out a huge cost. I'm thinking about trying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Todd, you said the pic was taken before ride height was adjusted, what did you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Rod Todd Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 (edited) I had to adjust the tension on the coil springs using the adjustable collars, to give it a little more clearance and to compensate for my weight. Here are some pics of the finished product. Front end view I put a 1 gallon paint can under it to give some sort of reference for height. Edited September 10, 2006 by Long Rod Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Thanks Todd for your effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin_Shee Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 The front end looks good. I didn't think any major frame modification was needed like the other guys were saying. I remember seeing someone else doing this conversion and didn't recall them cutting any section of the frame. If I could find a complete YFZ front end for cheap I'd definately set my Banshee up with it, I can't justify thousands of dollars on my Banshee's suspension as I don't use the suspension to it's fullest potential - that's what the YFZ is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears & Crosses Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Todd, Did you get a deal somewhere on the 450 parts? Good job on the conversion by the way. Gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbAnyHill Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Has anyone heard of running the complete front end of the YFZ? Arms, tie-rods, spindles, etc. I tried doing a search for a complete YFZ front end but didn't find anything. I would think that'd be the best setup as you'd get the wider front for cheaper than aftermarket. I've heard Calipers and hubs are a direct fit. There is a link in hear with instrucions & pictures of where you need to cut! Go diggin for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) Does anybody know if stock yfz450 front brake lines will convert to my banshee with yfz450 a arms? sorry to answer my own question, but I found a good pic that shows stock lines go to a single line. Unlike banshee's Edited September 17, 2006 by rkc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkc Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 So my next question is,who has best prices on longer brake lines? (2 or 3 inches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Rod Todd Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I bought all of the parts off of ebay. And then sold all of my stock stuff. At that time my bike had like 10hrs on it, all of the parts I sold went for more than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk363 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 any real downsides or harm it causes to the set up of the stock banshee, seems like a real cheap and wise upgrade, why do some say best for stock arms and why do some say best for +2 arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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