Well, that's logical I suppose, but it's not like LTR stuff is half as rare as bone stock LT suspension components...and pretty much everyone with an LT has a set either on the bike or on the shelf.
Though stock LTR components may not be quite as cheap as YFZ stuff, I doubt that there's a significant price difference especially considering that you're spending a lot more money and effort building a new suspension.
If you're going through the trouble of building a superior suspension on an LT by radically altering the frame, why not use the best?
Just researched the price differences in aftermarket long travel a-arms from Lone Star, and the prices are identical...$1,199 for DC pro long travel kits.
The other question is why you would settle for stock a-arms when the whole point was to have superior geometry to use top of the line aftermarket stuff?
A good set of a-arms and shocks for a stock LT front suspension will get you nearly to the level of a stock YFZ, so why go through all that frame welding just to be marginally better?
It's like spending several thousand bucks on engine porting and pipe and rejetting the stock carb because they're cheaper than a 48 Lectron...yeah, you get some performance out of it but you're also severely restricting yourself in the process.
I dunno, just speaking for myself here.
It sounds like there are reasons for using YFZ geometry other than price, and I'm curious as to why...