Frist of i am a certified welder do it for aliving so my abiltys aren't in question what is , is can one make an aluminum swing arm? I would be using thick walled tubing for sure and I would me extend by 3 Inchs so can it be done
The frist plan for the bike was simple stock back yard blaster but here I stand with work shocks DMc exhaust hole shots rejeted carb and riding gear lol you can't not go all out with a blaster, so I might as well race with my buddy's sense my riding time has went from trail to track and has anyone ever looked in to an all aluminum frame ? Not on my list to do but would be awesome to see
I don't feel that as much of a problem as making sure the cross bracing is right sense like we stated before a race bike that takes some hard landings
The bearing area, shock mount area, and carrier mount are the loaded areas sharing approximately the same amount of loads.
The shock mounting area and carrier bearing area are relatively easily "beefed up" for strength however the pivot area is thin and cannot be "reinforced" easily without starting from scratch with a properly strong design.
Just to be sure your talking about the front of the swing arm where it mounts to the motor correct