4" extended swinger

[biggrobb762]

again im saving money by doing my own fabrication heres my 4" extended swingarm i had taken 2 stock swingarms and carefully measured and cut them for the extra 4" i then got some metal stock that would fit inside the swingarm tubes and cut them to 6" so they would slide in 3" on each side of the cuts but before i put the sleeves in i drilled 3/8 holes on the sides of the swingarm so that i could plug weld it for more strength i also beveled the cut edges of the swingarm so i could get a better weld on it i still need to do some measuring for the new shock mount and clean up the welds and paint it i will have more pics soon

 

[TechBlaster]

Nice bro, way to get involved with the DIY fabrication.

Props... I:I

 

[98blaster+4]

nice job bud! keep up the good work

 

[biggrobb762]

thanks guys i do my best to save money and im sure others can learn from this stuff next on the list is my rear brake mod from a suzuki street bike

 

[sicivicdude]

That looks really good.

If you've got two swingarms to chop up and can get the cuts straight, it's a decent way to create an extended swinger. Set your frame level plus about 1" to get the rear end height right before you reweld the shock mount in there. That'll put it just about right with the sag out of it once you're done.

 

[biggrobb762]

yeah i will get to the shock mount tomorrow i was gonna take some measurements on a stock swinger from where it mounts to the frame to the shock mount and use those measurements on this one for the shock mount but it might have me sitting too high so i guess ill figure it out but thanks for the info

 

[Whitty21]

looks good bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[biggrobb762]

thanks im thinking about making some nerf bars unless someone has some for cheap on here

 

[biggrobb762]

by the way i didnt think about the chain yet i have 2 of them just wondering how many links it should be on a 4" stretch

 

[DirtDiggler]

It's gonna be about 114 links , stock is 96 . Looks good bro !!!

 

[hudack]

that was a damn good idea nice job have some green

 

[biggrobb762]

thanks it should be up and running today

 

[xKroniK13x]

Very nice and clean. Looks sturdy, too! Very good fab work.

 

[Live Fast]

post pics when you get it on.

 

[c_dub1984]

Nice swinger rep given. Just curious whats the measurements and thickness of the stock u used inside?

 

[biggrobb762]

ok finally got the swinger ready for paint and here it is

 

[biggrobb762]

and here it is all together and running i set the shock at the longest it can adjust to and it sits a lil high so im not sure if i am going to adjust it back down i painted it with silver engine paint and it came out looking chrome but it will be dirty soon so who cares i already took it for a hard ride and it feel good and no more of the front end lifting when i get on the throttle

 

[biggrobb762]

its time to put the suzuki street bike rear brakes on now so i can stop the front breaks only help so much

 

[FMFblaster97]

how is that riding with an extended swinger?? is it nicer than stock or can't you tell a difference??

 

[biggrobb762]

oh yeah alot nicer then stock i dont know how to explain it but it rides good