Front suspension woe's

[Flash and Flare]

Here is my dilemma I have one of the very first +3 +1 (Fireball) Janssen Racing LT front end kits with the best non-elite Elka's money can buy.

Quad rate long travel comp and rebound remote rezzy's ZPL with SSD

Paid $750 pre-production price for the arms and about $1500 for the shocks.

 

I am not happy with the arms, shocks are great but since I got these arms the design and some of the components have been changed, since mine were basically prototypes

 

Option 1 do I buy a new set of Fireball LT arms because I have the shocks already ?

Option 2 do I sell the shocks and throw the arms in for free to another banshee guy and just buy a new set of traditional after market A-arms/ shocks

Option 3 do I sell the shocks to a YFZ/Raptor guy for there A arm set up and shit can the arms and just buy a traditional after market A arm/shock set up.

 

The shocks and A arms were put on my bike about 3yrs ago and only rode 3 times before the bike went into hibernation, so there basically brand new with zero flaws. I also have the Elka LT shock covers to go with them.

 

Open to all offers and opinions.

I believe these shocks will work on many diff brand LT set up's as long as you get the upper and lower spacing correct for the shock mounts for that manufacture and model

If I remember right the shocks are 19ish inches long.

 

The rear shock might also be forsale also since I put the quad into hibernation and me getting hurt. My ass has gained a conservative 50lbs so its gonna be soft for me.

Rear shock is a Elka dual rate remote rezzy comp & rebound ZPL SSD it also has 3 rides on it before hibernation.

So if someone is interested in a complete high end suspension, it might all be forsale

 

When the quad was stored it was on a ATV stand so the springs would not take a "set" and sag.

 

Flash and Flare

[strokerace]

what dont you like about the arms I might be interested in doig some trading I have pluss 2 arms with dual rate elkas that were installed and never rode because motor was down Im going to lok at some 450 arms and shocks today if i dont get those i would be interested in doing some swaping and giving a little boot

[Flash and Flare]

what dont you like about the arms I might be interested in doig some trading I have pluss 2 arms with dual rate elkas that were installed and never rode because motor was down Im going to lok at some 450 arms and shocks today if i dont get those i would be interested in doing some swaping and giving a little boot

 

What brand arms ? Heims or Ball joints ?

I kinda have my eye on some diff arms already so I would prefer cash, but am open to any other trades, even non quad related.

What weight were the shocks set up for ?

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what weight are the shocks set up for?

 

and what dont you like about the a-arms?

Edited June 17, 2007 by .

[Flash and Flare]

what weight are the shocks set up for?

 

and what dont you like about the a-arms?

 

 

The heims kept falling apart on a diff test quad so the pins were tig welded (small tack) on my arms to the spherical ball part of the bearing, so there not really replaceable any longer.

The heims are coverd so there shoudn't be the wear issue that other exposed heims get thus why I didn't really bark to loud when that was suggested as the method to fix the issues.

I was also promised when a newer updated removable heim style Banshee LT arm was available that I would recieve a set free of charge.

But that never happened, even though newer style arms were developed, marketed and sold.

I also had a hard time getting the camber/caster/toe set to were I like it. For someone else who likes to set there front end diff, it might work perfect for them

 

Thus why I said if someone wanted to buy the shocks from me, I would almost throw the arms in as a free bee.

 

Shocks were set up for a 175-200lbs person B or C class from what I remember from the 3 rides, the shocks were VERY progressive, super soft initially and then resisted bottoming at the end of the stroke. This is my 3rd set of Elka's and NOT my last, I would have to say out of the 2 other pair I had, these are by far the most progressive, very smooth yet won't bottom out.

 

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[Flash and Flare]

Sold pending payment

[Flash and Flare]

Sold pending payment

 

 

Payment received items are no longer for sale.

 

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