Hi there guys. I just bought a set of Team Alba +3 a-arms for my blasty and wanted to change out the front brakes to hydros while I had the front end torn down. Will YFZ 450 spindles and brakes fit or not? What will fit on my blasty? Thanks guys.
YFZ 450 spindles and brakes on a blaster
- Thread starter Trinityblaster
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Also, Can somebody tell me if any swingarms from a different quad will fit on my blaster or do i have to go aftermarket?
no offense, but i and many other members do not like alba a-arms for a few reasons
cheap=cheap build
they have the wrong type of ball joints or one of the joints is not safe to use
swing-arms
no others fit
we recommend NOT extending your stock one
$250 can buy you +2 up to +12 on ebay
What i didnt like about mine is that i had to modify the chain slider to fit. none of the guard mounts are threaded
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-BLAS...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a790d2244&vxp=mtr
cheap=cheap build
they have the wrong type of ball joints or one of the joints is not safe to use
swing-arms
no others fit
we recommend NOT extending your stock one
$250 can buy you +2 up to +12 on ebay
What i didnt like about mine is that i had to modify the chain slider to fit. none of the guard mounts are threaded
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-BLAS...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a790d2244&vxp=mtr
I have the same a arms, you just need a set of 03+ blaster spindles. Also you need a bolt to go in the bottom of the pinch bolt adapter like so.
So... this whole idea of the tapered and threaded sleeve for the pinch bolt is not safe out of the box imho, you just screw a sleeve that is tapered in the upper half onto the ball joint. No set screw, no way to hold the ball joint to stop it from spinning while you try and tighten it on, and no instructions to tell someone to put locktight anywhere. I can see why someone who isn't mechanically inclined might throw this together and it come apart a few rides later.
So here is what I did to remedy this problem. First, I put a generous helping of red locktight on the ball joint threads and screwed the sleeve on by hand, then got some channel locks and gripped it then smacked them with a hammer to tighten it a little more (might have gotten it a little tighter but ball joint spins pretty easy). After that I installed the spindles. Then I got 2 m10x1.25 bolts and threaded them in from the bottom with a little locktight and tightened them to act like a jam nut, but its a bolt. Jam bolt? Idk, but I feel much safer with it in there. The shortest bolt lowes had was 25mm, it needs to be about 8mm, I'll cut it down later.
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