A-arm help !!!

[gsxr-rider137]

last year i bumped into a tree and slightly bent the a arms on my 03 rx-1. i bought a set from a memeber here and hadn't had the chance to install them till now. i have been struggleing with them for two days when i noticed these arms are longer than the ones off my sled. orinally this was a mountain, but i switched tracks to convert it over to a mountain. is there a difference in A arm lenth because of this?
the orinal arms are 13" long...the ones i have are 15" long(center to center).
now my dilema is not only having to get another set, but should i go with the shorter set or the wider...which is better? i ride in the tight trails in vermont, if that helps.

 

[STAIN]

put the long ones in, I have a pioneer wide ft end kit in my rx and love it. I also ride in vt

 

[Mikey]

The shorter set were put on mountain sleds so it could sidehill better . If you dont ride mountains put the longer ones on it will be alot more stable on trails.

 

[gsxr-rider137]

ok...great news for me. will anything else need to be changed? are the shocks the same...steering linage..etc? i don't want to hit another wall at this point,,,,,,,,,,

 

[LazyBastard]

You'll need new tie rods, as they need to reach the spindle's new position.

Regarding the shocks... thats an interesting question.
The parts catalog shows part 8EP-2376A-00-00 for shocks for 121" sleds. For 151", it shows BOTH 8EP-2376A-00-00 *AND* 8FA-2376A-00-00.


This is what I suggest... you have both arm lengths on hand. Install the new ones with your existing shock *BUT NOT THE SPRING* and see if it works. I.e. run it through its full stroke and make sure that the range works out OK.

 

[gsxr-rider137]

ok..i think its easier for me just to stick with the 13" arm instead of swapping all these parts.
anyone have a 13" arm please email me.

 

[gsxr-rider137]

still looking for a set of a arms...weither they be for a mountain or a warrior. would like to go with a warrior set if someone has one.

PS my mountain set up will mostly be for sale...if someone is interested.