05 Rage W-Arm trouble???

[JohnWI]

I just read a couple of posts of pretty high mile 05's with no problems (thanks Yami!). But I also recall reading about a number of people with broken parts in the rear suspension.

Just wondering if you guys feel it's more a result of ditchbanging, undersprung rears or just plain bad design of the pro-action ck?

I just removed the Vector from the poll as I was mistaken that they used the same suspension.

Feel free to list mileage for those with and without issues.

Only 500 miles on my 05 and still perfect.

 

[snoway]

the rage has the proaction, w /the fragile w arm, I think the vector has the mono....2 different susp.
The 136, rage, pro action spreads the hits out over a larger track/ susp. rail so I don't believe it is as prone to breaking as the 121.

 

[yamaman98]

snoway the 05 vector had the proaction skid

 

[RSVECTORFREAK]

The 05 Vector has the Proactive not the proaction skid

 

[snoway]

Does the pro active use the same or similar w arm?
I had to reinforce the one on my viper after it cracked.
I stand corrected on the 05 vector having the mono.

 

[yamaman98]

The 05 Vector has the Proactive not the proaction skid

True the 05 Vector had the proactive, it was the Rage that had the proaction skid. my bad

 

[lenman20]

05 rage 3000 miles broken w arm caught it just in time welded some gusets for reinforsment this w arm allways is a big problem. I just ride on bumpy trails no ditch banging. 99 sx same problem

 

[Phantom]

I cast a broke vote... mine did not actually break but had some cracks in it before last season.
I welded the cracks but did not add any gussets or re-inforcement. It was fine on my preseason check up this year after 3000 miles last season. I attribute the cracks to a set of shocks that was in need of re-building/replacement.

 

[terret725]

the W arm breakin on a proaction skid is a subject that has been beaten to death. W arm was a bad design and cracks cause of the force put on it from the limiters straps being wraped down then around the cross member. i say on average 50% of proactions out there have broken the W arm.

 

[snoway]

Alot of these topics are beaten to death, almost as common as NEW members to this site.

 

[JohnWI]

the W arm breakin on a proaction skid is a subject that has been beaten to death. W arm was a bad design and cracks cause of the force put on it from the limiters straps being wraped down then around the cross member. i say on average 50% of proactions out there have broken the W arm.

To be honest, I don't know how many people on this site are casual riders? I'd bet that more often than not we have people that are a quite a bit harder on their sleds than "mom and pop."

That was my hope...to see that if only 1/2 of the hard core people have broken a W-Arm, I'd think that 90% of the purchasers (overall) have intact arms.

 

[pistons]

I am a Pop rider that watches riders pound past me on the bumpy trail and wonder what the repair bill will cost when they get home.

 

[RSVECTORFREAK]

Mine just split at the welds at 4700 miles....