What is an A arm on a quad?
What is an A arm on a quad?
The A-Arms on your ATV are what hold the shocks into place and give your wheel the ability to move up and down when riding over bumps. The A-Arm is a very important part of your machine keeping your quad stable on the trail. The A-Arms don’t typically wear out due to wear and tear over time.
Why are ATV arms wider?
In this how-to, we widen a stock machine with aftermarket A-arms up front and widen the rear axle to give the quad a more stable footprint. This provides the stock-sized suspension-mounting bracket and lets the quad sit at the correct height in the front end.
What do high clearance A arms do?
High-clearance A-arms give your suspension extra ground clearance by curving the lower A-arms up. They don’t change your overall ground clearance (the distance from the ground to your skid plate) but they do increase your usable ground clearance.
Are arched a arms worth it?
Besides looking good, the arched arms do provide a little extra clearance under your machine on the sides, not vertical clearance. This would be beneficial if you ride a lot of rocky terrain, otherwise there is no real benefit.
What do forward a-arms do?
A 1.5″ forward offset means that the hubs are moved 1.5″ forward compared to stock. This makes your vehicle longer, more stable, and gives you more room for larger tires. Offset A-arms move your wheel hubs forward or backward to give you room for larger tires and give you a longer wheelbase for increased stability.
How do I make my 4 wheeler wider?
To make your ATV wider, you can either get some wheel spacers, flip the wheels around, or you can upgrade your axles and A-Arms with wider aftermarket parts. All options will give you a wider stance, but each come with their own pros and cons.
How do I lower my ATV?
The best way to lower your ATV’s suspension is to buy custom shocks. However, you can adjust the ride height of your shocks as well by adjusting the preload. As mentioned earlier, if you raise the preload and have stiffer shocks, you will have a slightly higher ride height.
How do you adjust the camber on a ATV?
For more negative camber, turn the upper ball joint into the a-arm (clockwise). *On most A-arms the upper ball joint will require the jam nut on the outside and the lower ball joint will require the jam nut on the inside of the arm when properly set up.
