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barbwire44
07-30-2002, 01:44 PM
Has anyone tried extending the stock 400 swingarm? I would like to go plus 2" on the swingarm and just dont want to dish out 600 bucks to try it. I would rather extend the stocker and try it out if I dont like it stock ones are pretty easy to find so no big money loss.
07-30-2002, 03:08 PM
Welp I just ordered me a houser swingarm from the good ole boys at the quadshop so I'll have one available if you jack yours up..:D
Razorback
07-30-2002, 03:28 PM
awww, i'm jealous man. i'd like to get a houser swingarm to match my a-arms. did you order stock length or + size? i've heard a +1 1/4 is a good setup for mx.
tprender
07-30-2002, 04:05 PM
This is just a guess on my part, but I don't think that you can reweld the stock swingarm and make it longer. Steel yes but Alumunin no. Someone was just asking about getting his craked one welded up and everyone said that it would brake again. I know that the 250r one if you reweld it it will break again in the same spot. And tring to make it longer will be more stress and it might break very easy. This is just a guess. You might have to bight the big bullet and spend the $600 or so.
airheadedduner
07-30-2002, 04:19 PM
Yes you can have a stock swingarm welded and extended. My dad's friend is a fabricator and will do it for about $100-125 bucks. I would have to talk to him to get an exact price. He did my R swing arm and I abused it to no end. I broke my frame 4 times before I had any probs with the swing arm. To weld aluminum right you have to run a argon gas and special wire(aluminum abviously). He has also repaired engine cases and bearing carriers so he has experience at welding on cast aluminum bike parts.
OutlawEX
07-30-2002, 11:05 PM
Hey man i would not consider exstending ur stock 400ex swingarm because they are weak enough as it is...Maybe if you reinforced it it would be OK but not as good as aftermarket...But Buy Ricos and experiment
Tommy 17
07-31-2002, 09:31 AM
quadshop extends stock swing arms...
JhallettEX
07-31-2002, 04:05 PM
I am sure Colby at C&D does it as well, or he can make you a new one, his number is down there |
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Dave400ex
07-31-2002, 04:17 PM
ChadEXer had it done to his Swingarm. I forget who he had do it though.
ChadEXer
08-23-2002, 08:03 PM
I had Mac Racing do it. They charged me like $125 I think,,,I sent it to them becasue they do hundreds of these and i wanted to be sure I sent it to someone who knew what they were doing!!
08-23-2002, 08:17 PM
get rpm if u can thier made by a guy who worked for roll thier real beefy for like 600
Dave400ex
08-23-2002, 09:54 PM
Chad when you gonna get your Motor back?
Smoker
08-23-2002, 10:42 PM
Rico, you'll be pleased with the Houser, it was heavier than I thought it would be but definitely a quality unit.http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/e1ae99bc/bc/Smokers+Pics/s-arm.jpg?bcfrpj9AqIw0zrif :p
ChadEXer
08-24-2002, 09:02 AM
Originally posted by WarriorMan
Chad when you gonna get your Motor back?
I have no idea!!! Last I heard he was about to start on it but that was a few weeks ago,,,so i dont know!! I have nothing to ride and it really sucks!!!!
Dave400ex
08-24-2002, 11:59 AM
Man tell him to get working on it.
ChadEXer
08-26-2002, 12:08 PM
The only reason i havent called him cussing yet is because money has been a little tight here lately!!! Got a lot of things going on!!
Dave400ex
08-26-2002, 02:46 PM
Well hopefully he gets that thing Done. It sounds like my Brother`s all over again.