Running a Wristed Arm on a DD

[zainyD]

I built a wristed radius arm, but I'm not sure if I want to use it or not. I have a SAS'd 96 Ranger and I'm wondering if anybody here has experience running a wristed arm on a DD? Any vibrations or problems with it on the street? Strength is not what I'm worried about, it's streetability. I know Froader runs one on his Ex, anybody else?

I'm going to be extending my radius arms and I'm not sure whether I want to just extend two stock arms or entend the wristed arm and one stock arm.

 

[DB_1]

I can't speak for the wristed arm rigs out there although I wheel with Froader and he drives his to/from the trails and he's never mentioned any problems.

As for extending your wristed arm, it's not necessary. The wristed arm takes care of some of the binding that is a problem with radius arms as you know.
If you're running regular radius arms then you'd want to extend them to get the same effect as the wristed arm set up.

 

[james t]

Sureshot40sw has a wristed arm on his rig, it drives fine on the street. You build a pin into the setup so you dont even notice the fact that its wristed while the pin is installed.

I see alot of people doing both wristed and extended and i dont understand why because it defeats the purpose of wristing an arm. The wristed arm idea came about so you can have a short arm that flexes just as good as a long arm... thus you get the flex of an extended arm but have the good ground clearance and breakover angle as a short arm. Doing both is really pointless as EITHER a wristed arm OR an extended arm will usually outflex any coil you run.

 

[zainyD]

James, thanks for the input. I PM'ed Sureshot over on Pirate and he said the exact same thing. I already have a wristed arm built so I think I'm gonna try that first and see how I like it. If it's not what I'm looking for I'll go ahead and extend two stock arms.

 

[FROADER]

Yeah, I've never noticed a difference whether I have the pin in or out on the street. That's why I just leave it out.

 

[james t]

Yeah, I've never noticed a difference whether I have the pin in or out on the street. That's why I just leave it out.

From driving sureshot's rig, it only seems to make it wobbly at interstate speeds and hard stops. Around town i dont think you'd even notice it unpinned.

 

[FROADER]

Mine is fine up to 85mph loaded with all of my camping gear. Hard braking is not an issue either.

 

[Stic-o]

an extended arm will usually outflex any coil you run.

:Sigh:

 

[james t]

:Sigh:

Why are you sighing? Are you sad? :

 

[FROADER]

Yes stic-o, why are you sighing?

 

[Stic-o]

My long arms, they go down...and them stop...Like you said, they out flex the springs...


I run a SAS with long arms and still lift a tire!




That is all! :


Just need that front loker now..