I think I like this pic best for the home page.

 

I just became the new owner of 1 very abused 1985 230 that needs alot of love and a new motor.. lower end is completely junk..

Plans for it include LT250 rear swing arm shock and axle, LT250 front a-arms and shocks.. But I also need to find another engine..

 

sounds fun. this is probably a dumb question but does the 250 actually have a 250cc motor or is it just a heavier duty 230

 

my stock rear tires are 22" if i put 25" tires on there will i have to change the gearing or will it not matter?

 

I'm talking using parts from the LT250R QuadRacer. It's a true 250 2 stroke... It's both wider and longer, makes it a whole lot stabler..

 

Nick, you should check out 86qscamo's thread "swingarm swap." I believe he's trying to put a 250R swinger on his 230 as well.

I've heard that the 85-86 250R axle bolts right up to the 230 swingarm, so you might want to try that then extend your 230 swingarm. A few people have done that on here.

Also. be cautious on the 250R a-arms, I don't think they're that much wider than the 230's, the 250R's frame is just a lot wider. Might be less work and more rewarding to extend your 230 arms.

Many of the LT250S parts bolt right up to the 230 but they're extremely hard to find. The 250S was the model made for 2 years after the 230.

In one lt230sman's threads, he put 250R shocks on his 230 and liked them a lot, you might want to check that out too.

Check out the website in my signature if you ever need some isnspiration or help!

 

Good gracious! Why would you want 25" tires?? That would be amazingly tall and tippy! If you're worried about ground clearance, make or get some skid plates before you do 25" tires!

 

Hi If any body out there know how long are the shocks from the 230s it would be helpfull.
I am looking at a cheap set of shocks from the Yamaha 660. It looks like the back should be ok i am just not sure about the fron shocks.

Thanks Brian

Yamaha Raptor 660 Stoßdämpfer bei eBay.de: Quad-Teile (endet 17.05.09 17:36:33 MESZ)

 

Yep I did check out the web site in your sig, found lots of useful info there. See extending my swing arm is out of teh question it was broke in the past and welled wrong.. There is booger weld all over it..

 

im not really worried about ground clearance, i just found a really good deal on 4 25 inch tires on cragslist. so your saying it would be rediculous and not worth it? or would i just be sacrificing a little bit of handling?