Ares™ - 2.0 Weight Stack Upgrade

The transition from plates to a traditional stack feels seamless, and the cable motion is buttery smooth now. It’s a solid upgrade that makes my home gym workouts feel much more like my old commercial gym sessions.

Installing this took about twenty minutes and the change is night and day compared to the pin system. The stack moves smoothly and makes switching between exercises effortless, feels like a real commercial gym now.

Swapping out the selectorized pin for the plate-loaded setup felt like a proper upgrade, and the weight stack glides so smoothly that I've actually started looking forward to cable work. The frame feels rock solid under load, no wobble even during heavy lat pulldowns. Definitely the closest thing to