My RPM A-arms & Dynamite CVD boots

[Form]

I installed some black RPM A-arms and some Dynamite CV-shaft boots on my Savy yesterday. Now I only need my Big Bores to arrive!

The Dynamite boots are slim and stretchy enough to fit on the Savage's CVDs. This should prevent dirt from sticking to the grease / making a mess. This was not exactly easy to install at first but after a short while you get the trick and you can install them fast. To install those, I used my Gerber multitool's pliers (this tool rocks! http://www.gerbergear.com/index.php/product/id/246) to grip one side of the boot while holding the other with my finger. This allowed me to stretch the boot over the CVD. The rubber is tough enough not to tear while this is being done, even though it seems risky I didn't tear any.

Regarding the a-arms if you ask me, it looks a lot better than the stock ones. Looks easier to clean too. I used the -2 degrees upper a-arms all around and it gives the wheels a nice camber angle which was not the case with the stock a-arm and turnbuckle lengths in the Savage's manual. Since I had not fixed those angles before changing the a-arms, I hit two birds with one stone!

Here are some pics for those interested:

Stock:

Dynamite CV-shaft boots:

RPM vs. Stock:

 

[frddyj]

look sweet. can you include a link to the boots? i wonder if theyd fit over XL cups.

 

[Form]

Here you go:

http://www.dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN7687

I'm sure the boots would fit. The XL has CVDs the same size as the X, no? If not, those are stretchy enough to be installed on even larger CVDs without tearing (although this may be a bit more difficult).

 

[frddyj]

thanks Form, your trucks coming along nicely. +1 to you bud.

 

[Form]

You're welcome! I'll make a thread for the big bores w/ RPM a-arms to show how they fit when they get here, too.

 

[kvnnets]

look sweet. can you include a link to the boots? i wonder if theyd fit over XL cups.

NO. They don't. I ordered some and tried. First the dogbones are to big and they tear. Second. The cups are also to big. Tried a couple of times and they just keep tearing. Same yourself the trouble. They don't work.

 

[Form]

NO. They don't. I ordered some and tried. First the dogbones are to big and they tear. Second. The cups are also to big. Tried a couple of times and they just keep tearing. Same yourself the trouble. They don't work.

Since I posted this thread I also had one tear so I guess they aren't that good. Plus they are a PITA to install, particularly on the diffs. I'll probably run them until they come off or I get tired of putting them on and off.

I guess it would be way easier to just clean the CVDs once in a while.

So the XL CVDs are larger than the non-XL ones?

 

[kvnnets]

Since I posted this thread I also had one tear so I guess they aren't that good. Plus they are a PITA to install, particularly on the diffs. I'll probably run them until they come off or I get tired of putting them on and off.

I guess it would be way easier to just clean the CVDs once in a while.

So the XL CVDs are larger than the non-XL ones?

Yes. The XL CVDs are a bit larger and so are the dogbones. It tore first going over the dogbone then ripped right in half going over the CVDs. Tried a couple of times and had the same outcome. It is a great idea. I'm wondering if the ones they make for the baja will work.