Ricochet A-arm guards

[ONROPE]

I purchased a set or front and rear guards a couple of weeks ago. After installation I noticed they were very close to touching the brake caliper. After talking to guys on Highlifter they said that theirs were close to but had no problems. Well I finall got to ride the grizz today and ofter .2 miles I notice theat their was metal to metal contact on the guard and the rubber bumper on the caliper is damaged. I am going to wait till after the first of the year to call Ricochet and see what they have to say about the problem. I am very dissapointed in the product so far though.

[hossz71]

That's a bummer man, I'm keeping a close eye on mine, when I turn mine full lock it is very close but not touching. When I first installed mine it was touching the rubber bumper on the caliper, I moved it back as far as it would go it's not touching but pretty darn close. I might just grind a little off that end if it gives me any troubles.

[ONROPE]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HossZ71 @ Dec 29 2006, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

That's a bummer man, I'm keeping a close eye on mine, when I turn mine full lock it is very close but not touching. When I first installed mine it was touching the rubber bumper on the caliper, I moved it back as far as it would go it's not touching but pretty darn close. I might just grind a little off that end if it gives me any troubles.[/b]

I'll probably grind it off as well. It's unfortunate when you pay this much and have to modify it to fit though.

[hossz71]

Yeah I totally agree.

[leeroy300]

could you take a pic of one side a close up of your a arm gaurd and post it please post it in my thread in the suspension section . Thanx

[ONROPE]

I'll see if I have time this weekend. I had taken them off cause I didn't want them to interfere until I could grind them down a little bit.

[Hebs]

yeah... please take a pic... I've got the yami ones... but I don't like how they don't really seem to protect anything except for the a-arms themselves... The older yamaha ones were awesome, and protected much better than ricochet's did... (still liked the ricochet's body skids more than yami's on the 06's and earlier)

[LASwamprat]

Curious to see how you guys fixed the problem. I just mounted a set on my 2008 Grizzly and I seem to have a little different problem. They are clear of the brake caliper, but touch the rubber bumper when at full turn.
Not sure if I should pull then off or check for wear after the first ride. All in all, I like the look of the product. Easy to install, but I don;t want it to mess up my ATV by using it.

[kenetex]

I had a similar problem. Used a rubber hammer to make the adjustment. No problems since then

[GEARSLAYER]

Loosen the mounts, reposition to perfect spot, tighten....done.

[WildWest]

I had the same problem with the right side (when standing up) I adjusted the skid to the left as far as it would go and it still would barely push in that same rubber boot. I hit it a few times with a hammer and it seems to be fine. I'll check it again once I put some miles on it.