James duff long arms or B.C.'s Ar-15 arms??

[Steven Neff]

Does anybody have experience with B.C.'s AR-15 adjustable radius arms? I was leaning towards the James Duff Long arm kit but noticed the AR-15 arms on BC's website. Not sure about not having offset for tire clearance,any help would be appreciated !

 

[carmi]

Because I didn't like the idea of losing the original rubber isolation design (as opposed to the heim joint) I went with the All 4 Fun extended arms. Couldn't be happier. They already have about 6 degrees positive caster built in so I went with 2 degree bushings for a total of 8 degrees positive. Cured all my wandering issues that I had with the original arms and 7 degree bushings that netted 4 degrees positive. In addition they were a little easier on the pocket book. Not that I don't think the other designs have their merit, just offering some options.

 

[camp9k]

depends on your time frame...The BC AR-15 arms are not available yet...a bunch of us have been waiting for almost a year for them.

 

[01Dudley]

Duffs are on the shelf ;D

 

[nvrstuk]

Offset for tire clearance is a h u g e issue for me. I really like my Cage arms as it allows great turning and maneuverability when wheeling in the trees.

 

[beerad]

I agree 100%!

Offset for tire clearance is a h u g e issue for me. I really like my Cage arms as it allows great turning and maneuverability when wheeling in the trees.

 

[Mark]

Because I didn't like the idea of losing the original rubber isolation design (as opposed to the heim joint) I went with the All 4 Fun extended arms. Couldn't be happier. They already have about 6 degrees positive caster built in so I went with 2 degree bushings for a total of 8 degrees positive. Cured all my wandering issues that I had with the original arms and 7 degree bushings that netted 4 degrees positive. In addition they were a little easier on the pocket book. Not that I don't think the other designs have their merit, just offering some options.

Same here. I love my All 4 Fun extended radius arms.
Reasonable price too!

 

[u10072]

Ok I gotta ask -- why wait for those "rifle" arms? I'm sorry but there's no reason for them. Having a rod end on a stock length arm makes perfect sense. It must be an ease of install thing I guess?? This to me is like spring rockers. Hey but I'm into keeping it simple design not necessarily super simple to install.

 

[Monster Mike]

Offset for tire clearance is a h u g e issue for me. I really like my Cage arms as it allows great turning and maneuverability when wheeling in the trees.

Ive never seen the B.C. arm in person. Ive read up on them a bit and the three biggest differences i see are 1. the bc arm is straight all the way through not bent like duffs. 2. the bc arm has a slotted hole in the head unit to adjust caster. duffs uses a cast head unit that has 4 additional degrees built into it. 3. bc's arm is 2 pieces that bolt together duffs is 1 piece.

cage arms and Duff arms are essentially the same arm. Duff was selling the Long arm 5 years before their previous employed production manager started producing his version. pretty typical to see vendors copying other vendors. Patents are a real pain since anyone can make a small change and claim its different.

biggest difference between cage/AR15 arms and duff arms…Duff arms are on the shelf ready to sell ;D;D;D

 

[Steven Neff]

Thanks for everybody's input, I am going to order the Duff arms.

 

[JWMcCrary]

I have one of the first sets of BC arms, been running since 2006, added the the WAH later, very happy with them