I have a 2001 Bayou and I got it for $300.00. My question is on the front suspension, particularly where the spindle bolts onto the a-arm. There is a long bolt, a nut, a sleeve that fits around the bolt and the 2 bushing caps that go on the top and bottom of the a-arm mount. When I got it it had tremendous up and down and side to side play. Well, I purchased the bushing caps and replaced the worn out ones and refilled the zerk fittings with grease after completing the installation. This fixed the up and down slop, but it still has a degree of side to side play and makes the tires toe out or in depending on what type of terrain I drive on. Is this normal or have the holes in the a-arm mounting area become wallowed out? Maybe its me, but it doesn't quite seem right. If this side to side play isn't normal, should I replace the a-arms?

Thanks guys, just trying to get this bike safer for the wife to ride around the farm.

 

The way the tire tilts like that is basied on that the Bayou is a single A-arm suspension...there isn't a second arm there to help keep the wheels/tires straight...nope it's not a problem