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Title: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: The norm on May 28, 2019, 09:17:01 AM

I have a  couple sets of OEM 86 control arms that I want to freshen up.  I searched for a thread that I thought was on here where someone cut the lower ball joint off and installed a new one. If anyone has any information on the ball joint used please let me know.  Thanks Loren

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: jcs003 on May 28, 2019, 05:50:51 PM

I remember there being kits sold to do this.  I will see if any are on ebay.

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: croat1 on May 30, 2019, 12:09:45 PM

I believe GT thunder use to sell the parts.  I do recall a thread....might have been on atvriders.com

Joe

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: Tbone07 on May 30, 2019, 03:45:34 PM

Here ya go.....keep in mind this is for 450r. But it should be really similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZuJxJlK9Vc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCwXc4vH9GY

...and here is GThunder's website if you need to find the parts. Different companies took over different parts of GThunder. So you might just have to call around a bit.

http://gtthunder.com/

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: The norm on May 30, 2019, 07:01:45 PM

Thanks guys. I will continue to do some digging

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: broken1 on May 31, 2019, 10:04:04 AM

I think Rich was selling one of those lower ball joint kits for the 250r but that was at least a year ago or more. Maybe send Piney0 a pm & see if he can ask Rich if he still has them.

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: Hawaiiysr on May 31, 2019, 12:58:14 PM

there is a tread floating around around somewhere about this. i remember reading about it. ill try and do some digging this weekend also. atvriders i think maybe that other website we all use to attend before the hostile take over happened might have something.

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: jcs003 on May 31, 2019, 03:52:15 PM

the 400ex kits should work on the 250r if you can find any.

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: The norm on May 31, 2019, 03:53:48 PM

I tried the gtthunder site and it was a bust

Title: Re: Modifying OEM lower control arm
Post by: jcs003 on May 31, 2019, 04:51:18 PM

with a bit of data and a lathe you can get a kit made fairly inexpensively.

thoughts?