Can you use yfz450r a-arms on a 700?

Started by Livingmylife93, May 08, 2010, 10:26:59 PM

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Livingmylife93


Spartan

Unknown. I would really just get a set of aftermarket arms meant for a 700 unless you found a really great deal on the YFZ-R arms. There is no real great advantage to using the YFZ-R arms other than the long travel but you can get a set of long travel a-arms for 300-400 bucks easily.

rappyfreak

Would be good to know as I have seen complete a-arms and shocks off a 450r for about $550, that is a steal!
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Livingmylife93

Well i am looking for a front end on the raptor, i cant afford new shock, that will come later on down the road. so i guess i need something that can use the stock shocks, and tie rods. Or comes with new tie rods and a-arms for about 3-$400

Spartan

The YFZ450R front ends are long travel and require a 18.5" shock (17.5 works as well)

Livingmylife93


Spartan

You CAN use the Pre-09 YFZ (carbed) a-arms, they are the same as a 700's.

Livingmylife93

i know, i was looking for something that would be a bit of an upgrade over stock. If i am going to replace something, i'd like to do it better.

Spartan

Aftermarket is better...There are some Houser +2s around for around 325 or so that I've seen on a YFZ450 forum, uses stock length shocks. But I would save up and buy some quality ones like JD or ARS, Houser, Lonestar etc...I like my ARS arms a lot.

Alkire193

I asked this awhile back and was told they are different. Id double check, before you buy

XC_Raptor700R

I'm 99% sure they won't mount up to a Raptor or 04 - 08 YFZ. That's the main reason the arms and shocks aren't worth anything to anybody.
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Spartan

The shocks should work with any long travel a-arm that can use a 18.5" LT shock, it's just the geometry of the YFZ-R arms that makes fitment on another quad questionable.

Kenneth

Quote from: Spartan727 on July 11, 2010, 10:38:43 AM
The shocks should work with any long travel a-arm that can use a 18.5" LT shock, it's just the geometry of the YFZ-R arms that makes fitment on another quad questionable.

Eye to Eye is over rated you need to know the shaft travel the LT A-Arms require. You can have several different shaft travels with 18.5 inch shocks it just depends on the a-arms.
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Quote from: KB Motorsports on August 01, 2010, 11:39:56 AM
Quote from: Spartan727 on July 11, 2010, 10:38:43 AM
The shocks should work with any long travel a-arm that can use a 18.5" LT shock, it's just the geometry of the YFZ-R arms that makes fitment on another quad questionable.

Eye to Eye is over rated you need to know the shaft travel the LT A-Arms require. You can have several different shaft travels with 18.5 inch shocks it just depends on the a-arms.

I'll agree with that, it is an "optimal" setup to have the shocks and a-arms compliment each other...I am running Axis shocks on ARS a-arms and neither were set up for each other but it seems to work just fine.