Not sure you have to plug the old stem. You might be able to just drill a new hole and stick a new stem in leaving the old one. If you have to plug it, a bolt with jb weld works. But I kinda highly don't recommend offset rims or spacers on the front. It increases bumpsteer bigtime. Its much better to move the arms out (frame spacers) or get longer arms. Someone that's used to riding trikes I wouldn't think would be worried about making the front wider lol

That said, I would either flip the rims or get new rims before getting spacers. Spacers just add weight I guess. If you have crap rims and you just want to see, then flip em. Valve stems are cheap. You'll need a valve stem tool to pull the stem thru the rim hole http://images.drillspot.com/pimages/7473/747317_300.jpg Maybe you can borrow one at a tire shop? It should say on the valve stem package how big the hole should be. Walmart should sell em next to the slime. Slime brand.

 

Lol yeah the trike rider wants a wider front end I've just been tossing some ideas around and since my 230 has become a garage queen for a bit I have a lot of time to tinker with it...the rear wheels stick out slightly farther than the fronts but that's just me thinking about it too much lol. Spacers I probably wouldn't do but flipping the rims I might. Would the stem hit the brake caliper? I guess I could mount one on backwards and see. In your opinion Randy, what would be the best way to widen my a-arms?

 

I can't remember if it will hit.

The best way or the easiest way? The best is to learn how to weld and copy this http://www.amstarmanufacturing.com/images/102LT_006.JPG That gives you caster and camber adjustments.

The easiest is to cut the arms apart n stick some tube in and weld it back. That's what I did.













The idea is to get the arms to angle down as far as possible without binding all the ball joints. That way they don't compress while turning as easy, yet are still soft over bumps. And lots of travel so your wheels still touch the ground while hard on the gas so you can still steer. Hard to steer with front wheels off the ground lol

 

are those about 3 inch pieces of tubing? also i would imagine those are 250s shocks

 

The tubes in the pic are actually ford 460 wrist pins. Could be 3 inches or so, I don't remember. Yes, 250s shocks.

 

how much better is the ride? i have read that i can use 250s shocks on the lowest setting on my stock 230 a arms. are the 250s shocks that much better than my 230s shocks?

 

250s shocks are that much better and more. Don't think you can use them on 230 arms. Look how much longer they are. Not only that, but the mount on the bottom is bigger.

 

No, that is for 250R shocks, not 250S. Lowest preload setting bolts right up. i have them on mine, they are much better than the stock shocks

 

ok thanks for clearing that up. what years do the 250r shocks bolt up? newer the better?

 

not sure what year they came off. i went back and tried to check the ebay listing, but it was too long ago when i bought them. According to the vault 85-88 will fit