Cracked Swing arm
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going to try to beef one of my cracked swingarms next week
can be done, just have to gusset it up a bit
also could go for a steel swing arm
$498 as of yesterday when i called locally, price went up but the new price includes gusseting
LT250R Swingarm
can be done, just have to gusset it up a bit
also could go for a steel swing arm
$498 as of yesterday when i called locally, price went up but the new price includes gusseting
LT250R Swingarm
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yea but if you don't get it done right it will crack again. had mine on my first lt welded once started to crack that weekend i took it camping. Now I found a bunch of hair line cracks around the top side where the center crossmember that the shock linkage bolts to, the welds to the rails have cracks and a couple crackes that extend into the rails. I am going to use the cracked swingarm of the lt i just bought, it doesn't have hairline cracks in it, to beef up.
i have also heard that they can crack up by where they bolt to the frame so you may want to gusset there too.
i have also heard that they can crack up by where they bolt to the frame so you may want to gusset there too.
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I wouldn't bother reparing the swingarm, these aluminum LT swingarms can be a pain, espescially the 85-86. I'm not 100% sure. but I THINK that the 87+ LT swingarms will fit on the 85-86. Try and find one of those.
Click here this thread states that the swingarms are interchangeable, he's just doing the opposite(dunno why?)
Click here this thread states that the swingarms are interchangeable, he's just doing the opposite(dunno why?)
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i heard that the early model style ( 85 - 86 ) fit on the later years, but the later years dont fit on the early models...the later models would want the early style for the easier chain adjuster, but i personally would not do this because the early models were WAY more prone to cracking.
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i got mine back from fast track today i made the 1/4" top and bottom diamond plate pieces to box it in and the braces up front inside the shock area also my to plate make the shock area smaller/ stronger.
i will have pics of it in my gallery soon i got the welds done for $100 but i work for a shop that takes all there welding and frame staitening needs to this guy so i got a deal.
i will have pics of it in my gallery soon i got the welds done for $100 but i work for a shop that takes all there welding and frame staitening needs to this guy so i got a deal.
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