Is there any dis/advantages of putting wider front a-arms on an atv and keeping the stock back axle width? I bent an A-arm and instead of just replacing it, I want to replace the set with a +1" wider setup. But I cant afford a wider rear axle.Should I wait and do it all at the same time? The arm is not bad, it is just a bit out with a dent in it. Anyone got any Ideas/ Exp. they can share? I ride very hard on everything from MX to XC type of riding, Thanks in advance..

 

wirer will help you be more stable but if you ride xc wider may het you hung up on trees. also if you get wider a arms it is good to get shocks valved for them.

 

wider is better\ ama allows on the front up to 50 inch's\ by the way what kind of quad do you have , this helps to know , to help with advice.
on tight tracks the smaller rear end is a good thing you can corner better,but the wider the front the better for tracking through the rough stuff. so go as far out in the front as it takes,the price of the new A-arms shouldn't change if you go +1 or +3.

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I ride a '99 Banshee, I know what putting the wider arms on will do as far as handleing and performance, But I am more interested in what kind of frame roll will happen with having a wider front end, and a narrow back end. I am worried that if I put a wider stiffer front end on, I might twist my rear swingarm or carrier. I have put stiffer shocks on the rear end of my car, but neglected to put them on the front. I ended up cracking my windshield from flexing the car in the middle. I dont want that to happen to my bike I just noticed that everyone seems to put the wider axle on first, and was interested if there was any reasoning behind this.