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Old Jul 17, 1999 | 12:27 AM
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I just purchased a 99 Banshee and I want to tilt the front in like the pros. Does anyone know what I have to do to get this job done and the advantages to the inward tilt.
Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old Jul 18, 1999 | 08:57 PM
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I believe you need to buy adjustable a-arms.

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Old Jul 19, 1999 | 02:28 PM
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by "tilting the front wheels", I assume you are referring to toe-in. It involves adjusting both tie rod ends to precisely the same lengths, by measuring the current distance between the wheels on flat level ground with the bars straight ahead. As a Warrior rider I don't know what the specs are for Banshee.. you'd have to get a shop manual for your bike for them, however, I would strongly recommend that you stick with factory adjustment of the front end alignment.
Radical toe-in can result in radical, unstable handling and very rapid tire wear just to mention a few problems. Increased toe-in is used primarily by flat track and sometimes by TT racers who are expert or even pro riders to change the characteristics of their machines.
In other words, if you're not a pro, don't fix it, it aint broke!

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Old Jul 19, 1999 | 11:13 PM
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I believe you are talking about adjusting the camber. The Banshee doesn't not have this feature, so you must do as a previous post said and buy new a-arms.
 
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Old Aug 6, 1999 | 04:01 AM
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The major advantage to negative camber(with a short arm/long arm) is less "scrub" as the suspension compacts (push down on your front bumper and you'll notice that your front end starts narrow at full extension, gets wider at mid-travel, and gets narrow again when completely compacted. What the tires are doing is called "scrub"). If you ride in sand/loose dirt, you'll never notice it. The pros get a more predictable suspension that doesn't scrub and bind. Although when I get enough money, I'll buy one too!
 
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