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Old 07-08-2001, 03:22 PM
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Yep, ready to bolt on.

My first lower didn't come with the little spacers if I remember correctly, but that's no biggie, just reuse the old ones.

The last lower I ordered came complete, even with new little spacers.

The funny thing is that the spherical bearings cost about $16/ea - so it would cost more to rebuild your old lower control arm than to buy a complete new unit for $32.
 
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Old 07-11-2001, 10:49 PM
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You will definitely not be able to squeeze through some of the sections on a harescramble track with extended a-arms. I have a really hard time with my stock width warrior. Your best bet would be to put the stockers back on and sell the aftermarket a-arms if you aren't planning on racing any motocross. You don't have an extended axle too do you? I got new tires and rims and the rims are more offset than the stockers making the tires stick out farther. I hooked a tree with the left rear at attica and bent my stock axle pretty bad. That was an expensive mistake. Think of how bad it could have been with an extended axle instead of just offset rims.
 
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Old 07-13-2001, 12:14 AM
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Yes, i have a +4 axel, offset rims, and 12" wide tires (each tire 2" wider than stock) So I am very wide at the rear, and really wide up front.
 
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Old 07-13-2001, 12:37 AM
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well.....it looks like you are going to have to change the axle and a arms back to stock to even have a chance of fitting trough those trees. There is a race in Casey Illinois (about an hour and 45 mins from both of us) on the 22nd of this month, it is one of the closest ones to us. Good first race for you to go to if you get everything changed back around to stock. Maybe I will see you there.
 
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Old 07-13-2001, 04:25 PM
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Well, I dont have my stock axel, thats one thing, and i dont have the extra bearings for my front at the moment, (and havnt ordered my othere a-arms yet) So I wont be able to make that race.

Yamahawarrior01, I usually go up to plymouth, (ever heard of culver military camp? its right next to there) and just watch the races, its only about 90 minutes away. Ohwell, just giving you ideas of where to ride also. Thanks though.

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Old 07-13-2001, 05:22 PM
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derekhonda.......do you have a schedule of those races in plymouth? I've never heard of the place but I would be interested in racing there if it is pretty nice. It's close enough. Also, can you just ride there too or is it only a racetrack?
 
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Old 07-13-2001, 09:06 PM
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Well, Ive been there three or four times. I just go whenever my neighbor (ktm250 dirtbike) goes to race, i go and watch. It is a big dirtbike place, about 150 on opening day (like 50 minis, and 100 bigger ones) but only about 20 quads. They are trying to get more people to race. No I do not have a schedule, I will ask my neighbor when i get the chance. My neighbor is one of like the 10 guys in charge, so we always go up and mark the track out saturday morning, and then we get to ride the trails all that day. I do not think it is open to the public, but not sure. I will ask that too.

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Old 07-14-2001, 12:06 PM
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Thanks.....please tell me when you get the info from your neighbor and if you could give me his phone number or e-mail address so I can find out the details before raceday that would be appreciated too. My e-mail addy is Auburn983@hotmail.com if you want to send it there or just post it on this thread.
 
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