Aftermarket front ends

[thefullmonte]

I recently had a magical mishap that resulted in a bent A-arm. Talking with my dealer this seems to be a common occurance. This is my first, should I expect to fold quite a few more? The reason I ask is because I have never bent one before and don't recall hitting anything. Didn't even notice until we were on the trail back to the truck.
So, do I replace the stock one or go with a Timbersled or other front end. I know you want the A-arm to go before damaging the bulkhead, but are the Timbersled units stronger? I'm looking for reliability so I won't need to start carrying an entire sled or spare parts along. Lol
Anyone out there using the Timbersled front that could give some feedback? Granted I could replace quite a few stock A-arms before it ads up to the cost of the Timbersled, but like I said I could use a little more piece of mind.
What do you guys think?

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

monte, totally happy with my holz arms..lighter stronger, still protect the bulkhead...

 

[Angermangement890]

Have a set of Holz on a buddies sled, not impressed with the fit and finish. The threaded upper balljoint loses all of the fine adjustment for camber on the upper spindle. Had to sand powdercoat out of the lower ball joiint area to achieve proper fit.

I have Z-bro's a-arms on 2 of our sleds, intelligent design all the way. They retain the stock upper balljoint adjustments, and with the shock mount being incorporated to the A-arm have about an 1-1.5" more ground clearance than stock or Holz arms.

The different shock mounting can be seen here:

 

[KAWGRN]

I have the timber and like it alot the real reason I chose it was the increased turning radius and ease of steering effort the ride was a side benefit ,,,strength ??? dont know havent hit anything hard,,, hope not to!!!!I like the look of the Z Bros but the turning radius was way more more important to me! mabe some one with the zbros could mark the floor befor and after and see how much more the turning radius is or is not??????????

 

[guidoxpress]

I have the 41" HOLZ a-arms on my wifes sled..with the older style HOLZ spindles...its great..very strong, look great...and fitment was perfect.

I however went with the 40" ZBROZ A-Arms myslef...with the NEW 09 HOLZ spindles..and the turning radius is EXCELLENT...the strength is amazing..and i am one that bounces off trees left and right..and not on purpose, lol...

i have no expierence with Timbersled personally, but i absolutely LOVE my zbroz..flat out PERFECT IMO

 

[champyfz450]

Id like to throw out another vote for the zbroz. I havent rode any of the other front ends but I can say that the customer service that I recieved from zbroz was far and above what was required of them. The tie rods that I recieved with the kit were too short so they sent me out a longer set for free (and express delivery). Also, I bent one of the lower arms and it only cost me $120 canadian including the shipping for the new one.

 

[thefullmonte]

It looks to me like you loose the sway bar with the timbersled and Z-broz set ups. Is that correct? Are you just pumping up the shocks to compensate? I wouldn't call myself a trail rider, but I do have to ride trail to get to the fun stuff sometimes. It's kind of a handful even with the swaybar. I would be hesitant to loose that.
Just want to make sure I make the right decision here.

 

[champyfz450]

It looks to me like you loose the sway bar with the timbersled and Z-broz set ups. Is that correct? Are you just pumping up the shocks to compensate? I wouldn't call myself a trail rider, but I do have to ride trail to get to the fun stuff sometimes. It's kind of a handful even with the swaybar. I would be hesitant to loose that.
Just want to make sure I make the right decision here.

I cant remember where I seen it, but I seen someone on this site with an aftermarket front end that had brackets bolted to the lower arm that attached to the swaybar. It was a clean looking setup. Anyone know who makes these brackets?

 

[Angermangement890]

My Z-bros front end has the bracket to accept the 09 Swaybar.

 

[guidoxpress]

I cant remember where I seen it, but I seen someone on this site with an aftermarket front end that had brackets bolted to the lower arm that attached to the swaybar. It was a clean looking setup. Anyone know who makes these brackets?

i have the zbroz arms, with the zbroz sway bar bracket clamp...you can get the bracket from them for around $40..

scroll to the bottom of the page and there is a pic of it installed...been GREAT

http://arsfx.net/modules.php?name=F...ries=Snowmobile+Installation+guide+and+Set+Up

 

[mountainhorse]

Monte,

The Timbersled A-arms ARE compatible with the 2009+ swaybar assy...

The kits are very strong, 4130 Cromo steel and come in the standard 40" wide and now a 37.5" wide (Burrandts prefered width for tight tree boondocking)

I've just ordered the T-Sled front end kit for my sled after riding some others with the narrow fronts... For MY riding style, weight etc... I prefer this narrow width.

I dont recommend running without a swaybar IF you are running the WE air shocks.