I can make them probably for just about anything. The problem I run into is that the carrier housings I am using now (250R, and 450R soon to accept modern cheaper parts) are pretty common and easy to get. There isn't any CNC programming required to make them, and I get them from well known aftermarket company nearby and I'm able to get them with just a phone call. If we go to some oddball sizes I have to buy pretty much an entire 20ft length of the material the carrier housings would be made out of, and spend some money on turning code to machine them to right dimensions. I was going to do some in 85 250R carrier styles, but the material worked out to be about $28 bucks a foot, plus machining. So then I did some figuring and decided to keep the regular 250R front pivot spacing, shock mounting and make a style of arm with the 450R carrier housing instead of the one off 85 250R setup. Thats maybe a possibility on the aircooled arms.
And then I have to build a fixture for any new arms as well to get the correct front pivot widths, and locate teh shock mount, the default length of the arm with a center line through the carrier housing, etc. Its a very involved process and I've been one in the past that shunned the aftermarket for some of their ridiculous prices but I understand the reasoning behind it a whole lot better now. If I could get an order for something say like, 10 of them. I could probably do it. Under $500 powdercoated as a ball park idea but don't hold me to it.
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