I have an 04 BAJA and hated the alum shorter swingarm. So I converted mine to an 03 swingarm and it works so much better. It still lifts the front end up but no where near as easy. I am alot more comfortable with the 03. To convert it you will need; 00-03 swingarm, all 4 plastic guides and pads from 00-03, longer chain 00-03, longer brake line 00-03, lower shock shims from a 00-03, lower shock bolt from 00-03, & rear caliper mount from the carrier 00-03. The change over was very easy. On a scale from 1-10 I would say it was a 3.

 

You also have to swap the upper bushings-bearings from the 04 into the 00-03. The are different.

 

Thanks for the info

how much did it cost you to do the conversion

 

I got the swingarm on ebay for $40. The rest of it cost about $200.

 

I just got back from the beach i ran stock tyres no lifting as long as you get right on the bars climbing steep ones .plenty of traction must be a four stroke thing, I LIKE MY DS A LOT.

I will try the sand stars again in summer when the sand has dried right out. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Are you running 22" Sand Stars? If so, do you have any rubbing against the heel guards?

 

No i went with the 20" as i read a few posts about that happening and i didnt want to start having to change gearing ect

We dont have any dunes over say 150 feet here most days u can make it up them all on stock rubber unless its been dry for a while but that isnt a big problem in scotland we get plenty of rain here.

so the 20" have more than enough bite for me

once they were on i checked the clearance and there was still a bit to spare but i would find out a bit more before u went and ordered 22"

the only thing i would say is that on the 10" rim (douglass .160) the 20" sandstar looks like it isnt wide enough for the rim it looks a little streched and the rim would be easily damaged if it hit any thing