What is the better of the two? Also, what is the difference between the two? Is it true that the 89 and older banshees have j arms? is this bad?

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I have an 85 Honda Fourtrax 250. That has J arms they are the worst handling suspention ever. My First 4 wheeler was an 84 Honda Fourtrax 200 nice mechine i liked it but i hated the way it handled. Now everything has A arms so i dont think the J arms worked out too well. So if you are going to buy something with J arms i might think twice about it. The names of the A arm and the J arm kind of explain their self. An A arm comes off the frame in two places. At the bottom of the A. At the bottom of the A there are pivots then on the top of the A the shock connects. With the J arms there are big bushings on the front of the frame and that is the only place the J arm pivits. and at the top of the J the shock connects. It seems like a very poor design.

 

I have an old 87 Shee that handles great with those "oh so horrible" j-arms. The bottom is an A-arm, and top is a J. It doesnt handle any different than any other quad Ive ridden. I guess its just the looks, or to me it is. Only problem with em is trying to explain to others what the heck it is.


-nick

 

Polaris still use j-arms

 

Does anyone have a link to a picture with a good shot of an older banshee with J-Arms?

Chet

 

Courtesy of the Banshee Zone.

J-ARM PICTURE

 

Ok thats ont what i thought a j-arm was, i gess polaris dosent use them...

 

Piranha,

Thanks for the link.

I see where the upper link/J arm is now. Where as on the newer banshees there is the upper a/arm.

Did someone or yamaha make a retro kit for the older banshees if the owner wanted to update to an A/arm?

Looks like it would be easy to do if you know a good welder unless I am missing something I can't see in the picture.

Chet

 

J-ARM TO A-ARM CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS

 

Piranha,

For good information like that you just got-- user rated a 10 --on your profile page.

Thanks again.

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