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The Lonestar +2 +0 A-arms in a chrome finish are an excellent addition to any quad. With legendary LoneStar toughness engineered into these arms, I have not worries about the parts ability to stand up to even the toughest riding conditions. the LoneStar logo that is cut into the bottom A-arm brace really makes this set look trick! the addition of 2 inches on the front will make for a more table ride and may even enhance cornering. the fully adjustable front end makes re-alignment a snap and can be easily done in the field with the right tools.
Contents of the package included both sets of A-arms, four adjustable ball joints, all the needle bearings required (pre-intalled), a set of stainless steel tie rods (that I felt should have been chrome as well), a small strip of paper with a quick warning, a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper with instructions on setting the alignement, and 2 LoneStar stickers.
Installation wasn't as easy as I had hoped and, in great LoneStar fashion, instructions consisted of a small strip of paper warning the user that if they don't grind the frame where the lower A-Arms attach, the grease Zerks on the new arms will be snapped off. The arms also come with a full sheet of paper describing how to set the camber, caster and toe of the new arms, since the new ball joints are fully adjustable. There are not instructions denoting thich A-arm set is left and which is right, so make sure and match them up to the OEM arms before removing them. (remember, the bent tube of the top A-arm should be in the rear).
Once all the stock pieces have been removed, you can "dry fit" your arms. the aluminum bushings that came with my A-arms were a little too long for my frame and required some carefull grinding to get them to fit in between the amr mounts. Once what was done, we were able to locate where the lower grease zerks would hiy the frame. We marked the frame then removed the lower arm and used a burring bit in a die grinder to fashion a groove in the lower mount. The rear mount allready had a groove, but it wasn't deep enough, so it was made to be deeper.
Once this was done, we re-installed the lower arms, installed the spindles, shocks (which required some grinding as well) and tie rods and setup the front end according to their instructions. We then tightened everything down and installed cotter pins where applicable.
Total install time: 3 hours
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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