Extended swingarm

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mydreamride · #11 Post by **mydreamride** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:06 pm

I'll grab some pics of the 99% one done when I go by my work (where everything aluminum related is). They look just like a 03 swing arm but longer.

cannondale27 · #12 Post by **cannondale27** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:12 am

Mike get me a price on a -2 also.

gml1998 · #13 Post by **gml1998** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:19 am

QUOTE (cannondale27 @ Dec 1 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mike get me a price on a -2 also.

Forgive my dumb question but what does a minus 2 versus a plus 2 do for the quad?

kdeal · #14 Post by **kdeal** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:32 am

That is not a dumb question. The length of the swingarm changes the center of gravity of the quad. Go shorter and it will be wheelie machine. Go longer to help keep the front end down. Flat track (and those crazy ice racers) need a shorter arm to help get more leverage to the back wheels and helps in sliding. The duners and drag racers need the extra length to help keep from flipping over due to too much traction.

JohnnyBQuick · #15 Post by **JohnnyBQuick** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:39 am

So what do we to get one made? I want a plus 2 inch.

speedracer · #16 Post by **speedracer** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:35 pm

QUOTE (JohnnyBQuick @ Dec 6 2009, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So what do we to get one made? I want a plus 2 inch.

Talk to mydream ride,his work looks top notch.

mydreamride · #17 Post by **mydreamride** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:37 am

well, I'm finally back to work but have a 35lb lifting limit and was able to take a few pics of the swing arm above boxed in. As you can tell in the pic that the olny thing left is the brake stay pin

Kuma · #18 Post by **Kuma** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:35 am

QUOTE (mydreamride @ Dec 16 2009, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well, I'm finally back to work but have a 35lb lifting limit and was able to take a few pics of the swing arm above boxed in. As you can tell in the pic that the olny thing left is the brake stay pin

Looks like you knoked over a stack of dimes, very nice!

kdeal · #19 Post by **kdeal** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:44 am

Welcome back to the working world again Mike! Let me know when you get caught up, I would like to get my stuff going again.

Ken

Happyboy · #20 Post by **Happyboy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:08 pm

Looks very nice. It really does look just like factory. Do you think we really need the boxed in portion? I really wondered when I was doing mine if it was necessary. Maybe just a cross brace would work and that would save some weight.