ZBROZ front end

[gomer]

I did not weigh the stock to the ZBROZ but sure feels lighter to me. I could have went with the Timbersled front end but would have had to wait longer. They do not have a wider front end kit either.

That makes 2 of us. I ordered Timbersled, then got an e-mail that said they were backordered. I called to see how long and they told me 8-10 weeks, no promises. ZBroz it is.

 

[MOUNTY]

First ride with the new front end. All as I can say is WOW, I thought my sled railed before! Put on about 60 miles and the steering effort is way less, sled is very stable. Even with the wife on, the ski lift was very minimal.

in my opinion

 

[AKrider]

I'm not sure why anyone who trail rides and/or ditch bangs a Nytro would want a weaker front end than stock? The Timbersled front end is for mountain sleds and uses heim joints instead of ball joints in the front end. The heims are weaker than ball joints. I don't know what the zbros front end uses, but the a-arms look tougher, but I've not seen very many ride reports with the front end, and NO race reports.

 

[multi sled]

put about 80 miles on my zbros front end yesterday,and i can say that it made a huge difference with the simmons skis,easier to steer,no more quirky tendencies,no more watching the a arms bending back when loading it on the trailer,got a few others mods so maybe it's not all the front end,but if it only added half of the handeling improvement,it's worth it.

 

[tapex_07]

AK, as far as I know the Zbros is stronger than the stockers. And i disagree with your "heims are weaker than ball joints." It really comes down to the geometry and the application. For most, the ball joints work. For the people looking for light weight parts, the heims are lighter and easier to incorporate into the front end.

 

[gomer]

Apples to oranges maybe, but I've seen a lot of stuff break on race cars before heim ends. Plus, the stock Yamaha ball joints are basically glorified heims anyways, not a true ball and socket joint.

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[MOUNTY]

Pish posh apple sauce, only time will tell! There are different manufacturers for everything made at different grades and quality. the only way I have learned if sompthing is better than the other is try it myself.

As for the Timbersled front end, yes it was designed for mountains in mind, does it mean it is a weaker front end? I have rode and ride in the mountains as well, you can cause damage with weaker parts there just like on flatter land.

 

[MOUNTY]

Leeko, Yes I am using the stock shocks, no clearance issues that I can see or feel at this point. I left my shocks at the same adjustment as I had before, works great!

 

[bottlerocket]

Maybe ZBros will make a sub frame to mount these too...

 

[multi sled]

i know there has been some reinforcing of the subframe,iam trying something a little bit different,we'll see if it works.

 

[bottlerocket]

Keep us posted...

 

[GT03235]

soon

 

[2008FxNytro]

Hey is mine...tried podercoating spindles. Matchs handbuards well. Unfortunately the ski loops are a diff blue

 

[MOUNTY]

pics

Here are a couple before and after

 

[multi sled]

hey mounty i've seen your on trail repair before once we were in wis.i got a little off trail and hit a rock and broke the spindle in half,got back to town and went to the local hardware store and bought some 1/4"steel strapping a 3/8"drill and some bolts and made a "splint"to hold it together so i could finish out the week--no parts available at that time.also the upper a arm joint on the left side would work the bolt loose on the spindle and actually in a very short time wear a large hole in it.i welded it closed several times and drilled a new hole and installed a new bolt and locknut and lock tight,but it would always work loose.so,there we were in the black hills,about 90 miles from base and it does it again,so we round up some bungee cord and some baler twine and rode back with the upper a arm basically tied to the spindle at about 35 mph,took a long time to get back. :exc: