Light Weight front end????

[RX-1 Moose]

Does anyone know who makes this kit and where you can get the shoulder bolts or bushings to bolt it to the Bulk Head?

 

[Colorado Yamaha]

Looks just like mine, MPI. D

 

[BlgsRX-1mtn]

That looks like a blue powder coated version of my MPI Cr. Moly A-Arm kit just by looking at the design of the shock mounts on the lower arm.

Jim

 

[RX-1 Moose]

They do look like MPI but they arent. I spoke with MPI and they do not use that style of mount to the Bulk Head, I sent these pic's to them and they said that they are not theirs. MPI uses the stock bolts.
I painted the A arms Blue, They came silver with some black at the sway bar connector.
I have MPI on my RX-1 right now and they do look very simular.
Do you think somebody modified these?

 

[RX-1 Moose]

Here are the original photos that were given to me when I bought them off the Internet. I was told the were MPI's but MPI say's they are not.
I can really use some help on getting the bolts to connect them to the Bulk Head. Could this be an early version of MPI's and they don't want to admit it??
By the way I am selling everything in the pic's if someone is interested.
Light Weight A-Arms, Light Weight Spindles and Spindle housing.

 

[whitee]

They arent Holtz either someone may have made them heres Holtz

 

[rx1tom]

They look very similar to the ones that Maxximum Performance used to make. The shock mounts are identical, the only thing that throws me is the bulk head mount, I think that it was modified for easier removal. I dont think Maxximum Performance is in business anymore.

 

[sledheadgeorge]

Looks like my wide front end from Pioneer. I don't know if they made a mountain version. You might want to check them out. http://www.pioneerperformance.net/

 

[rx1tom]

Pioneer's kits are from Mountain Performance, I verified it with Pioneer.

Sledheadgeorge, do you have any issues with your front end kit eating bushings where they mount to the spindles. I seem to go through them almost every 500 miles. I have the 45" wide front end which I really like but the arms seem to tweak and do not seem to be strong enough. What length arms are you running?

Tom

 

[sledheadgeorge]

Pioneer's kits are from Mountain Performance, I verified it with Pioneer.

Sledheadgeorge, do you have any issues with your front end kit eating bushings where they mount to the spindles. I seem to go through them almost every 500 miles. I have the 45" wide front end which I really like but the arms seem to tweak and do not seem to be strong enough. What length arms are you running?

Tom

Bushings in the front end I don't have any problems with. I checked it out this past weekend (removed and painted front end) and only replaced one bushing in the bulkhead (which was a Yammi bushing). The bushings at the spindles are still fine. I think they are from Pioneer. There was a set that came with the front end. I have over 8000 miles on my sled with over 5000 with the 45" Pioneer front end on. I do however have grease zerks on my shafts and lube the bushings with good grease every 500-1000 miles. I will post some pics after this weekend and show you.

 

[AaronBND]

The issue I see with those type A-Arms is that even with the shoulder bolts in each end, you are not getting near the strength you are with the big stock sleeve that slides all the way through from front to back. If you hit something you would be putting a lot of pressure on each end of the bulkhead instead of it being spread throughout the entire thing. Just kinda weird to me!

Aaron

 

[RX-1 Moose]

I will sell them Cheap!

I guess I got screwed when I bought them off the Internet.

Can anyone use these? I agree with AaronBND, it does not seem as if these would be as strong as the stock bolts. Aaron is interested in buying but you can't blame him if he doesn't. does anyone have any ideas about this front end. I would rather someone get some use out of it rather than sit on my garage collecting dust.
Someone what to make an offer?
I paid $399.00 for everything & would like to sell everything again. Right now I am ready to dump the parts as long as the person who is buying is very much aware of what they are buying.

Mike

 

[BlgsRX-1mtn]

I will sell them Cheap!

I guess I got screwed when I bought them off the Internet.

Can anyone use these? I agree with AaronBND, it does not seem as if these would be as strong as the stock bolts. Aaron is interested in buying but you can't blame him if he doesn't. does anyone have any ideas about this front end. I would rather someone get some use out of it rather than sit on my garage collecting dust.
Someone what to make an offer?
I paid $399.00 for everything & would like to sell everything again. Right now I am ready to dump the parts as long as the person who is buying is very much aware of what they are buying.

Mike

I looked through every aftermarket company listed in my mod stock book to try and match those a-arms with no luck.

Have you concidered boring out the arms to the same as the MPI ones you have? That should fix the issue of not using OEM parts at the bulkhead. It would probably be a PITA to get the holes perfect though with out a drill press and some sort of device to secure the a-arms from moving while drilling.

 

[RX-1 Moose]

Yes I thought about it but my wife bought my the 41' MPI light front end for my birthday right after I bought these off the internet and that is what I have on my sled.
I was checking out the Parts I bought off the internet (the ones we are talking about) and I saw they are different and I was trying to find the Bolts to complete the kit so I can sell to sombody else. I don't want anyone else to have problems since I am not in the business of screwing people.
If someone wants to take the time to do this or build a bushing and put a grade 8 bolt in it they can buy these parts pretty cheap from me.
I was going to make bushings out of the stock bushing that goes all the way through the bulk head, then I got a cool birthday present.
I do have an extra bushing for the bulk head, it just needs to be cut to the correct lengths, (4 of them) and someone would need to buy the right length & strenght bolts.

 

[RX-1 Moose]

By the way.

Thanks for you help!