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02-22-2012, 02:58 AM | #1 |
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Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
I have a Yamaha G9 that has 2 different A-arms on the front, round on the passenger side and more of a boxed type on the drivers side. It has been like this since I purchased it years ago, and it has always sagged more on the boxed side than the other. Also the steering arm is extremely close to the tire on the boxed side. So I assume that the G9 used more than one style A-arm or it might be from another interchangeable cart but could one maybe sit just a little higher than the other??
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02-22-2012, 07:16 AM | #2 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
I'm not 100% sure, but I think all factory Yamaha golf carts used round a arms. But yes the two different a arms are not correct. Take a pic and post it here for verification.
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02-22-2012, 04:04 PM | #3 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
I believe my G9 has the stamped style a arms.I thought someone had said in another post that the G2 had tubular arms?I'm sure someone with more knowledge will chime in.
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02-22-2012, 05:00 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
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The sagging is from worn out shocks not the arms. There are also two different shocks or possibly replacements are different. The one has a spring wound very close together so they near touch at compression, the other spring they are maybe finger width apart. Carts I am talking about were bought 7yr old from a GC so they should be stock springs. Both G9 forget what was on the G2. Anyway the shock with the larger spring wound close together seems to sag more, and that cart was 1yr newer. The A arms stock are level. |
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02-22-2012, 05:45 PM | #5 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
Yamahas' are noted for left-lean.Since they have independent front-ends,the left-side is loaded all the time with a driver,so the shock/spring get more abuse than the right-side.If you unhook both shocks,jack up the cart until the A-Arms are level,the shock-mount distance should be equal.Hope this helps.
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02-22-2012, 06:04 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
I'll post up some decent pics when I get home from work, hopefully that will help shed some light on the subject.
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02-22-2012, 08:39 PM | #7 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
It is possible the spindle height or something is different, hard to say. I cut my arms and rewelded them to lift the cart....they are far from level now lol.
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02-23-2012, 01:17 AM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
Here's some pics to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.
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02-23-2012, 01:19 AM | #9 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
Also you can see where the steering arm on the pass. side is probably 1/2" from the tire and on the drivers side it actually rubs the tire, doesn't look bent or anything any ideas why?
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02-23-2012, 01:47 AM | #10 |
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Re: Will 2 diff. A-arms cause front end to sag?
My g9 has stamped arms on both sides. I had trouble with sag on both sides. I had to change the bushings on both sides and that helped a little bit. I read on here somewhere about spindles on the wrong side. Tried switching sides and that fixed the problem. Apparently someone before me got them mixed up. On the steering arms, have you checked the wheel offset to see if they are the same. good luck.
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