Anyone on here running a tucker racing pro arm, they sell them through ebay. They look sweet, I am thinking either a +4 or +6 for my banshee project.

How durable are they? Any problems? Are you guys running the bearing carriers that they sell, or someone elses?

Any other info?

thanks
Bat

 

I know i saw someone post about tucker swingarms. Said he has one and they are very good, and very strong. The way he described them he had me sold. They look light too. I would like to know how they compare to the weight of other big name sturdy swing arms.

 

Airraptor and Toyman660R that I know they have Tucker swing arm and they really like it alot. I am planning to get one soon after I get the lobo kit for the front

They have a lifetime warranty on it.

 

I actualy heard they were heavy by comparison.

 

I have a +2 powdercoated tucker pro arm on my raptor. I love it. Overshot a sixty foot table, landed flat, swingarm took it, shock didn't. Tough arm. I will almost gaurantee that it is lighter than the competition's +2 swingarms. Look at all of that gusseting on the LSR, eyeball, laegers, houser, roll, and RPM. Not needed. My stock swingarm and carrier weighed in at 18lbs. My tucker arm weighed in at 18.5 lbs. The arm it self weighs considerably more than the stock aluminum. You save the weight in the bearing carrier area. Yamaha's is chunky. A tapered bearing carrier would be even lighter than my dual row because you eliminate two bearings and the inner steel sleeve. Probably would knock the weight down to 17.5. As far as performance goes it is awesome. Revalved my rear shock and now the thing just powers through the whoops, makes turning under power so much easier without losing front end traction. By far the best handling upgrade I've made since widening the raptor +4 for cross country and +5.5 for mx.
Tucker will tell you his arm is lighter than stock but that is only so with the tapered bearing carrier. Still, it is the best arm on the market for the money, bar none!

 

Well said Griffdog..... I have a powdercoated +4 on my Raptor and it is also one of the best performance improvements I have made. Although I have not put mine through that much abuse yet, I am very pleased so far.

Like I said in my other post, Jeremy the owner, is a super nice guy and backs his product 100%. He did state to me that the arm may be a little bit heavier than some of the other aftermarket arms out there, but then he took me out to the shop and showed me why. He showed me the difference in the material he uses compared to the other brands. I do not remember the exact thickness of the material but i would say that it is probably close to twice the thickness. That is one reason why they are so tough. The other reason is because of the way that they weld the pieces together. He explained how their welds are not just surface welds, but that their welds go all the way through the joint which makes it much stronger. And lastly, they are cheaper than many of their competitors.

I would and have recommended them to anyone who asks.

 

Thanks for all the responses. Looks like I found my swingarm, now to just figure out what length to get.

thanks
Bat

 

When I talked to Jeremy on the phone he said they started with .156 thick chromoly tubing which was heavy but extremely durable. He said they started testing .120 thickness and found that they couldn't bend those swingarms before other things on the quads started breaking. The .120 was considerably lighter as well so they decided to manufacture with the .120 chromoly.
I agree Jeremy is a super nice guy and the welds on my arm look professionally done. When I talk about the tucker +2 being a bit heavier you have to realize you are adding two inches of material compared to stock. Gaining only a 1/2 pound compared to a 100% better handling is worth it in my book.
If you go with a durablue +4 axle and a Tucker +2 arm you gain about 4lbs on the button. I know from experience because I have this setup(I am obsessed with not overfeeding my fatty raptor). If you are serious about racing whether it be tt, mx, or cc, order LSR sprocket and brake hubs with a wave rotor and aluminum sprocket and you lose 4lbs. this offsets that unsprung weight gain.