I have the oppertunity to buy a brand new set of Timmy Boy Upper aarms for 300.00$. I'v never really considered aarms for my ds, but the more i think about it, the more i like the idea of changing the caster! I'd like to kn ow some Positives and negatives about these aarms. In all are you satisfied with yours? I dont know how much they run out of magazines, but i'm willing to bet its not under 300.00. These aarms have never even been installed. The ds was sold before he got them, so i guess he wants to sell them now.

ryan
00ds

 

Get 'em. I absolutely love mine. My first ride in a sandwash convinced me the DS was set up all wrong for sand with too little caster. Larger tires always helps, but the TimmyBoys, and a good alignment, makes you wonder why they don't just come this way to begin with? Especially considering the "King of the Dunes" advertising slant they've taken with it, since the MX guys aren't too crazy about it. Get 'em, I can help you do the set-up, it's really not that hard. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

Ahh that makes me feel better. I'm racing Motocross. For play i ride in alot of sand and really rough technical terrrain. I'm sure they will do a better job then the stockers, which rip the bars out of your hand! How do you like them on whoops/really rough situations?

ryan
00 ds

 

The difference between this DS before and after the TimmyBoys and the works shocks is NIGHT and DAY! I would NOT consider a steering damper unless I was going to run Baja, maybe. All that twitchy dartiness, some of which was alignment, is gone. By the way, with the adjustable TimmyBoys, you kind of get into the alignment thing. Experimenting with toe-in/toe-out got me to 1/8"toe-out. That's the zone. Lots of caster from the TimmyBoys, you can use the shocks to line it up with, adjusted at the Heims' fittings, where they attach to the frame, and just a smidge, like 1 degree of camber, adjusted at the ball joint, and these should be done with a rider. Changing arms and aligning should take an hour or so. They are beautifully made, you will like them a lot. They also weigh considerably less than the stockers.
The other thing is the works shocks. I've got the cheap Steelers, and they are such a huge improvement over the stock RydeFX shocks, which have WAY too much rebound dampening. I'm using the stock yellow springs on the works shocks with one of the works spacer springs. It's the only way to fly. But if you're MXing you might want the rezzies or piggybacks.
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Thanks alot fourlix i really appreciate you helping me with my "ordeal". How much were the works shocks you got and where di you get them? Do the Timmy Boy aarms look better than the stock aarms? Any differnce in appearence? how about cornering.?.. thanks again man

ryan
00 ds

 

Well I can honestly say that the works triple rate steelers kick the crap out of the stock shocks. They are much more responsive and way smother than the stock crappy shocks. The best way to order them is to call works direct I think the web site is worksperformance.com. They are really helpful and I got my shocks in about a week. The shocks seem to really help with the steering also Now that I think about it they make riding hard much more enjoyable all around. I paid around 350 for the pair with shipping. I would strongly suggest these shocks to anyone looking for all around better handling.


One last thing... hey fourlinx do your springs rub a little on the shock and if they do is it a problem of should I really not worry about it???

 

The works springs did rub on the shock body. And the springs were blue, ick! I was messing around changing springs and trying to get a little smoother ride. I had told ShocConnection I weighed 210, which I do, and the springs could have been a little lighter for my taste. After taking the stock springs off the stock shocks, and discovering the totally innappropriate- massively excessive rebound dampening of the RydeFX shocks!! I started thinking about using the cool yellow stock springs on the works shock. The stock yellows felt just slightly softer than the main blue spring on the works shock. With the addition of one of the short triple rate springs the length was just right. I had to grind off the little tab on the stock spring to use it on the works shock. Between the two sets of shocks I had lots of extra parts to work with. Both of the small works springs were white and look fine with the yellow stock springs.
Plus the stock yellow springs on the works shock do not rub the shock body at all. Their larger diameter wind clears the body by a bunch. I talked to Sandy at Works. I recommended what I had done as a good option on a DS for a recreational rider.
So call Sandy at works and see if he'll make you a deal if you use your own springs.
All you need is the shock body, the short 1.5" spring, and the bushings between springs.
Even though this is a recreational set-up, I have yet to coming close to bottoming them out, and I'm always trying to catch a little air. They might be a little soft for hard cornering. I do notice a little more "lift" on the outside in a hard turn. The regular triple stack on the works shock does not do this, just my stock+short spring set-up. But If I wanted to I could use the 2&1/2" spring to stiffen things back up. 10 minutes per shock, once you figure it out, to change springs, on the quad.
But no matter what you do.. Get Rid of those RydeFX shocks, they really suck![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

Shocks sound like next addition to the list, but fist back to the timmy boys. How do they look compared to stock aarms ? Is there any differnce in the look of them? How about in sharp corners or in whoops, any differnce in feel?

ryan
00 ds

 

They look nicer than stock, really fine workmanship and finish. The thing about this setup is the light but positive steering. Being able to just flick the handlebars in the right direction, light, responsive, quick reaction time, right where you want it, right when you want it. A steering damper would just make it heavy and hard to turn, fighting you as well as any ruts you were trying to neutralize.
I'm not much of a whoopster, but I think you will love the Timmyboys in any situation. Good steering is good steering.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

Awesome, sounds good. I'm really excited about these aarms, i'm sick of the bars getting jerked out of my hand when one tire grabs a rut or something. Does it rid the JERKYNEESS in the really rough stuff? Or if it hits a rock w/ 1 tire and jerks the bars out of your hand, does it help to reduse the "JERK"? thanks alot i really appreciate this

ryan
00ds