Has anyone used the Polaris IQ RMK A-arm guards? Do they seem to reduce the amount of bent lower a-arms? Any other noticeable positives or negatives with the guards installed (better flotation, harder to lay over, etc?). Any other suggestions to reduce or eliminate bent lower a-arms?
Bent A-arms, do A-arm guards help?
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I have a arm guards on mine and i hit a rock yesterday and bent right lower aarm . It was a very hard hit and was still able to ride it out . Do think if i didnt have them it would have been alot worse . I well only have to replace the a arm and new shock shaft .
Zbro's make a very nice arm.
Plastic guards preventing A arms from bending? 99% of the time NO. The arms get bent from being shoved backwards or having the suspension bottom out severely. The only time I can ever see the guards saving an arm is if they prevented a stump from catching on the back rail on the A arm.
I just bent one Friday on a buried log and a guy in our group bent one yesterday after hitting a tree. Plastic guards weren't gonna do chit to prevent either one of those.
I just bent one Friday on a buried log and a guy in our group bent one yesterday after hitting a tree. Plastic guards weren't gonna do chit to prevent either one of those.
i am running the holz a arms and they are stronger then stock. My stock ones bent right away and since ive put the holz a arms on ive took out a couple trees with them and the only damage was to the sticker. They are well worth the money.
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ak49er
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These homemade skid plates have done the trick for two sleds for 1600 miles each, and we haven't had good snow here in the AK for two seasons now.
Of the four A-arms we went through last year, I beleive all four had a stump or rock snag the rear leg of the lower a-arm at or near full compression, resulting in the rear leg being lower than the front leg.
Now we skid across "trip-enders."
And yeah, they hold snow a bit, 'till you nail it and jostle the stuff out.
UHMW, + hose clamps.
Of the four A-arms we went through last year, I beleive all four had a stump or rock snag the rear leg of the lower a-arm at or near full compression, resulting in the rear leg being lower than the front leg.
Now we skid across "trip-enders."
And yeah, they hold snow a bit, 'till you nail it and jostle the stuff out.
UHMW, + hose clamps.
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I've heard of guys doing shock/spring damage running those things in packy conditions. They hold snow up in the spring and results in coil binding on impact.
Used the Polaris kit for a few years and the may help flotation and drag. Yes they do offer some protection like a skidplate and have saved my lower a arms from a few shots allowing me to ride it out. Kit is quality compared to some others I have seen.
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IDAHO HOT SHOT
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Over the years of riding and breaking suspension parts I have come to the staggering conclusion that leaving the sled in the trailer until the snow settles a little has great impact on the number of broken parts
Over the years of riding and breaking suspension parts I have come to the staggering conclusion that leaving the sled in the trailer until the snow settles a little has great impact on the number of broken parts
if we did that in utah right now nobody would be riding
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ak49er
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No coil bind issues yet, and yes we have bent one a-arm after installing these homemade, stronger than OEM guards. It bent form a direct spindle impact to a piece of frozen-in driftwood on the Talkeetna River. But I can assure that they haves saved $$$$ by skidding over stumps and rocks.
The rear arm of the the a arm becomes a hook when at or near full compression. If you can skid over things at this time, you will have less a chance of hooking the arm.
I can't beleive that they help any with flotation, at least on my sleds configuration.
The rear arm of the the a arm becomes a hook when at or near full compression. If you can skid over things at this time, you will have less a chance of hooking the arm.
I can't beleive that they help any with flotation, at least on my sleds configuration.
