fasstbanshee Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 i put the lsr front arms on last night and the ball joint don't fit into the stock spindle at all. just want to know if i need aftermarket spindles to fit them. i bought them used and wasn't told i needed a different spindle. i would be riding right now if it wasn't for this hold up. hope you can help me here Quote
chevy7398 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 some aftermarket a arms come with larger tapers on the ball joints and require you to ream your spindles with a special tool. Quote
LiftdT4R Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 Yeah, as far as I know all LSR arms come with Yamaha style ball joints which don't require any mods to the spindles. Somebdoy either sold you a set that were not LSR arms, or they changed the balljoints out for Honda style ones. You have 3 choices really: 1- Ream the spindles.(make the whole larger so they can accomadate the Honda style ball joint) 2- Buy new ball joints.(Should be Yamaha Style either 14mm or 16mm diameter bolt) 3- Take them back to who you bought them from and kick their ass because he lied to you. Good luck!! :beer: Quote
fasstbanshee Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Posted March 10, 2007 some aftermarket a arms come with larger tapers on the ball joints and require you to ream your spindles with a special tool. ok but reaming it till they fit won't that make it a weak point or should it still be strong. this is bull shit that i have to do this Quote
LiftdT4R Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 ok but reaming it till they fit won't that make it a weak point or should it still be strong. this is bull shit that i have to do this A lot of people ream the spindles, it shouldn't make it any weaker. Find out what the diameter of the bolt is, if it's 16mm, you can get 4 new ball joints for like $80 or so. If they are 14mm it's gonna be like $175. And you are right, I'd take them back and bitch if you can. Reaming the spindles isn't fun. Quote
fasstbanshee Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Posted March 10, 2007 well i pm the guy i bought it from this morining so i will see what he has to say and if he has the right size spindles he needs to give them to me. last resort i will ream them. i will use drill bits and keep going the next size up till its fits tightly in the spindle Quote
LiftdT4R Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 well i pm the guy i bought it from this morining so i will see what he has to say and if he has the right size spindles he needs to give them to me. last resort i will ream them. i will use drill bits and keep going the next size up till its fits tightly in the spindle Yeah, you could always pick up a set of Banshee spindles reamed for Honda BJs on ebay too. Quote
chevy7398 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 dont use drill bits!!!!!!!!! youll ruin your spindles, they are not a straight hole they are tapered! you will need to buy the correct size reamer Quote
LiftdT4R Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 dont use drill bits!!!!!!!!! youll ruin your spindles, they are not a straight hole they are tapered! you will need to buy the correct size reamer Wow, I missed that. Yeah, you definately don't wanna use a drill at all. The whole should be tapered down, so yeah, you will need a reamer. My buddy did the last set I had, and I forget what size/brand reamer he used. If you search around a bit I'm sure you can find out, or maybe someone else will chime in. Quote
fasstbanshee Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Posted March 11, 2007 wow ok i won't use drill bits what size reamer do i use and is this something i can find at sears Quote
fasstbanshee Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Posted March 13, 2007 wow ok i won't use drill bits what size reamer do i use and is this something i can find at sears ok so i didn't drill the spindle but my buddy did it before i told him not to. luckly i guess he only drilled one side but got a spindle and i will have it this thursday. i also called lonestar and ordered 4 new ball joints for the banshee so now it sould work. with 2 day air it cost $180 just for the bj what a rip off huh. oh well it is good quality and i really don't have a choice since the guy who sold them to me hasn't pm me back at all. hopefully i can sell the honda bj on e bay and get some of my monay back anyways here are some pics of the project i have been working on that will be 100% done friday night. http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m226/fa...ride3-04-07.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m226/fa...oldbikejunk.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m226/fa...gineinhands.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m226/fa...nshee/shee1.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m226/fa...ee/backview.jpg Quote
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