Redrider Long Travel Front Suspension Kit, well not quite a kit just yet, he is 
still waiting for feed back from his crash test dummy (me) before he can make 
or call it a kit hehe.


For a few years I have been wanting more travel on the front of my Pilot I have been 
kicking it around for a while, Redrider and I were discussing bump steer configurations
and longer travel on a Pilot then he mention he was going to build a set of A arms for 
his Pilot to go with his new bump steer design so I asked him to build me a set, something 
to use and test while I am waiting on my set from Bill Keefe to arrive, the plan was to go +2
wider arms so I could avoid having to install a complicated bump steer setup, I dont care
for them they add to many more parts to wear out and fail not to mention more weight, I 
have no plans to change my rear suspension so no use in going with +3 arms, the +2
will give me a full 10" of useable travel, this should be enough to stop the hard bottoming
I experience during aggressive riding and help smooth out the whoops.

Ever notice when installing the ball joints the shaft turns and you cant tighten the nut?
I use a larg C clamp to put pressure on the taper, this keeps it from turning until the 
nut is tight.


To remove the old arms just remove the factory nut and install a old nut then beat the nut 
with a hammer and presto the joint is loose, remove the nut and drop the arm out, if you use
a tuning fork KISS YOUR RUBBER SEALS GOOD BYE!!! 



This is full drop until the top ball joint is in a bind, the bottom is not





Adjusted like this with the shock disconnected the arm will drop about 3/8" then the ball joint
goes into a bind, the top ball joint needs angled more to keep it from going into a bind.


Without shock, all the way up until bind.

Still have clearance between frame and tie rod.

Plent of clearance when all the way down, if the top ball joint didnt go into a bind it 
could drop more.

All the way down without shock, rid end in a bind.

Old arms with shock fully extended, measuring from the center of axle to floor, 12-1/4" extended
compressed 19-1/4" as adjusted with shock on extended 9-3/4" compressed 20"

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