04-05 / 06-07 swingarm. which is better and why?

[Black R/T]

what is the difference in the two?

[bloodmoney23]

well 06-07 are better but not by much. they have a better linkage ratio to prevent the bucking when landing a jump and so forth. Best bet is to do an aftermarket linkage at minimum on any 450R

[Dave400ex]

The 06-up is also a bit longer and anymore most of the new linkages made for stock swingarms are built around the 06-up design. What are you wanting to do?

[BlaineKaiser450]

Originally posted by Dave400ex
The 06-up is also a bit longer and anymore most of the new linkages made for stock swingarms are built around the 06-up design.

[DEAL]

I have an elka linkage (just the lower part of it) from an 05 .. and an aftermarket 06 stock legnth swingarm .. will I have any problems?

[fmfhonda250r]

yeah you will have problems, your quad will set way low. The shock will be to short and the linkage wont be long enough and it will cause all sorts of problems

[Black R/T]

is the valving or spring rate different between the two also?

i ride trails and my bike likes to wheelie. i heard that the 06-07 swinger was longer and i figured it would help keep my front end down.

[400exrider707]

The 06+ swingers are a little longer than the 04/05 swingers. The 06+ also uses a different linkage with a more progressive rate, to help eliminate the bucking most commonly found on the earlier ones. I've ridden both and there isn't much of a difference. The 06 seems to keep the wheels on the ground slightly better, obviously because of the longer swinger. Any aftermarket setup, including a stock rebuild (GT Thunder/Derisi/C&D) will do worlds more than an 06+ setup would. Also note if you want to run an 06 swinger on your 04/05, you need the swinger, shock, and linkage setup. You need it all for it to work properly.

[hendershot106]

exactly 400ex rider!!!!!!!

[rollie]

Originally posted by DEAL
I have an elka linkage (just the lower part of it) from an 05 .. and an aftermarket 06 stock legnth swingarm .. will I have any problems?

yes, i ran into that exact problem, had to sell it and get somethin new