Question About 250r Rear End

[wolly_80]

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT IS A GOOD REAR SWINGARM SETUP IS FOR MY 86 250R I WANT TO GET RID OF THE FACTORY 86 SWINGARM AND PUT A AFTERMARKET ONE ON. I DO TRAIL RIDING LIKE XC STYLE SO CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHATS A GOOD WAY TO GO TYPE OF SWINGARM AND LINKAGE STYLE BECAUSE I KNOW 86-87 ARE DIFFRENT FROM 88-89 SWINGARMS I HAD MY 400EX SETUP FOR XC DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE GOOD OLD 2 STROKE AND WHAT BETTER WAY THEN GET A 250R RIGHT

[rigger]

I have an 86' frame with an 89' swing arm that I am rebuilding. It is going to be a long term project.

I have not ridden this set up but I got the frame from a friend of mine. He ran this frame and swing arm for a while. He said that using this set up over his original swing arm gave the atv much better traction. He could stand it up when ever he wanted, even with a full 4 gallon tank. I think it is about 1" shorter than the 86 swing arm.

[MossboysRacing]

You might check the sticky at the top of the forum and look up the 450r swingarm swap. There are a lot of pages to sort through but there is some great information. The nice part about that swap is its very easy to get parts for. If i didnt already have a RPM swinger on my 88, i would do the 450r swap

[Honda 250r 001]

get an aftermarket one thats the 88 length or -1, i would say -2 would be as far as you want to go. but all in all the 86 swinger blows a big hairy one. you could have the stock one shortened also if you want to go down that rout.

[05LSR250R]

Go with a swinger thats the 88/89 length.


I wouldn't go any shorter than that unless your running TT.

[deathman53]

If you get a 88/89 swingarm, make sure you have the rear motor mounts tabs welded on the bottom frame rail.

[Swiper77]

Why is everyone suggesting a shorter swing arm? I would suggest the 450 swing arm conversion it will retain the 86, 87 length which is nice for everything except MX & TT. The length is beneficial for traction and helps keep the front end down.

[wolly_80]

i dunno but im sure someone on here will know the best setup to run i know theres alot of knowlegable people in here so ill listen to what more people say before i go doing anything quit yet.

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO SO FAR I APPRECIATE IT AND IM INTERESTED IN WHAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY

[05LSR250R]

The 88/89 length swinger handles the best! I've had an 87 and my 05LSR at the same time and could tell the difference when switching between the two. I did like the 87 length in long whooped out runs.