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Plus 3 a-arms???
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Posted by: ww228king

Ok I got a real dumb question, but I want to make sure that I have not gone crazy. I have been in the ATV biz what about 15 years and have been in the racing ATV biz for about 8. And before that I was riding 3 wheelers. Here goes my question.....a-arms.....when you say +3 a-arms, what length is each side? is each side 3" longer or are they 1 1/2" longer make the total weigth of the ATV is 3" wider. Now I have ordered plenty of parts for 400EXs in the past and when I have ordered Houser a-arms say +2....they came plus 1" on each side. So I just want to know if I have totally lost my mind or has Houser been fooling me all these years or has KB Performance done lost thier mind.
I ordered +3 +2 a-arms from KB Performance ebay store, they had advertized that they would work with 10 1/4" shocks or larger. They still have these same type for sale now.

When they came in about 16 days after I paid with PayPal, they are plus 3" each side and my 10 3/4" shocks are about 1 1/2" too short. Making his ATV a total of 6" wider in the front.

They were such a good price for what I thought that I was getting, but I got shafted.

Does anybody make an adapter that you can mount to fit 10" shocks to 12" setup.
I know that i will have to bolt my shocks on the front of the top mount locations kinda like what etondady did.

What do you guys think?ebay KB A-arms

Posted by: ww228king

Does any of you guys think this will not solve my problem?

Posted by: wolfpack91

+2 has always been +2 on each side!

Posted by: ww228king

this is getting interesting

Posted by: ww228king

Dear ww228kidd,

3 inches wider and 2 inches farther forward.

- kbperformancewarehouse

here is the answer i got, when i asked about how wide this kit was gonna make his quad...

Posted by: XXX -rider

quote:
Originally posted by ww228king
Does any of you guys think this will not solve my problem?

the problem with this type bracket is,...... moving..
or well turning ...it could turn while in use .
couple possible fixes ....

1 "box "the section of bracket that goes over the original shock location (&addds strength),

2 ...weld in position ..

3 ..bolt in place with 2 bolts (if possible) at stock location to insure the bracket won't move or turn

I would favor the boxing or 2 bolt idea ..because in the future you may want to get the correct shock for the application & take advantage of the availble travel with longer shocks

Posted by: XXX -rider

quote:
Originally posted by wolfpack91
+2 has always been +2 on each side!

agreed !!!
...
+1 adds 2 to total width
+2 adds 4 to total width
+3 adds 6 to total width

Posted by: ww228king

got them mounted....looks like i need 13" shocks....i have 10 3/4" and they are still 2 1/4" too short so that adds up to 13"...

Posted by: ww228king

close

Posted by: XXX -rider

hey guy ^ ... check your PM's

Posted by: wolfpack91

You need longer shocks! Want to sell those?

Posted by: ww228king

not right now....plus somebody has already called dibs....

Posted by: 300maniac

300ex shocks would work maybe

Posted by: ww228king

Well I made an easy fix for now....works good for now.

Posted by: ww228king

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Posted by: 300maniac

man that looks sick!!

Posted by: ww228king

Thanks!!!!
Its ok for now....nuthing like what you guys are running, but for now I have to prove that single a-arms still have game..lol

he will move up in the next year or so...

Posted by: dericsdad

Should work for a small kid landing small jumps, but watch out for the severe bumpsteer especially when landing front first. We tried just turning our rims around with extended front a-arms and the bump steer was noticibly worse. Good luck this year! Dan.

Posted by: ww228king

if it gets too bad i will turn his backwards to make the deep side be on the inside...when you turn them backward will the valve stem hit anything....never reversed any rims before...