Well purchased me a spare swinger to try and extend. Thinking of going +2" unless anybody can talk me into more. What you guys think about a +3".
Here are a few picture to start out with. It's going to take me awhile to get a few more things rounded up.
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ss66nova/ATV%20Album/swingarmpictures002.jpg)
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ss66nova/ATV%20Album/swingarmpictures003.jpg)
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ss66nova/ATV%20Album/swingarmpictures005.jpg)
I'd do +3 or +4....I am looking at doing an extended stock swinger now myself...started doing some hillclimbs and my front end kept trying to come up the whole time.
Pat.. you need to stick to flat land..
fyi.
And +3 is a solid choice. +2 or +3. I think when you get into the +4 range is where it starts getting tough turning (tight trails wise) I guess it kind of depends on what type of riding you plan on doing with it.
Quote from: Krandall on June 16, 2010, 11:03:08 AM
I guess it kind of depends on what type of riding you plan on doing with it.
Good point.
a +3 is perfect for trail riding. thats what devans is, and you can only notice a little bit of a difference in turning but it stays planted well, and still can wheelie if you want it to.
cant find a pic right now, but it looks great with a +3
Quote from: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC on June 16, 2010, 05:25:09 PM
Quote from: Krandall on June 16, 2010, 11:03:08 AM
I guess it kind of depends on what type of riding you plan on doing with it.
Good point.
Trails, sand, hill climbing
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Quote from: MORAPTOR700 on June 16, 2010, 06:57:01 PM
Quote from: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC on June 16, 2010, 05:25:09 PM
Quote from: Krandall on June 16, 2010, 11:03:08 AM
I guess it kind of depends on what type of riding you plan on doing with it.
Good point.
Trails, sand, hill climbing
+3 will be fine. exactly what devan (1_badazz) uses his for
Quote from: MORAPTOR700 on June 16, 2010, 06:57:01 PM
Quote from: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC on June 16, 2010, 05:25:09 PM
Quote from: Krandall on June 16, 2010, 11:03:08 AM
I guess it kind of depends on what type of riding you plan on doing with it.
Good point.
Trails, sand, hill climbing
A little bit of everything :lol:
Yeah, I'd think a 2-3 would suit that fine. I think its funny you say you can't notice a difference on trails Ex. Even w/ my +2 it was a pretty big difference in the woods.
i didnt ride it a whole lot but it didnt seem to affect it that much. it seems to turn around fairly easy
Depends on other factors such as alignment, stock/aftermarket width, type of terrain you're turning in...
i have a +6 and i do alot of trail ridin and i have no problems turning i built me one out of steel i weld for a living and do alot of fabing and machining. also it takes alot of practice to weld ast aluminum i would start from skratch
Awesome work! got any pics floating around?
my +3 is perfect :thumbs: for everything from trails to dirt drags. and i really didnt notice enough of a difference to say so.
Well worked on the extended swinger a little this past weekend. Got a top, bottom and center gusset plates cut. Know just got to get my welding buddy lined up and then let the fun begin. Oh going extend it 3".
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ss66nova/ATV%20Album/013.jpg)
Moving along and looking good Tony! :thumbs:
Any updates?
Quote from: NaturalRaptor on August 10, 2010, 11:29:57 AM
Moving along and looking good Tony! :thumbs:
Any updates?
No the guys thats going to weld it for me has been alot of OT so that has slowed up progress. Hope to have it done by LS though.
when you cut that stock swinger open how thick was the AL?
Quote from: SOUTHTHIRTY on August 19, 2010, 06:48:16 PM
when you cut that stock swinger open how thick was the AL?
Just went and measured and it measures .160 thick.
very interesting......hmmmm you would think it would be thicker than that.... good info
Well yesterday went down to work to use the tig get the swinger tacked up. I was able to get it tacked but I am diffently not tig welder. Everything come in and measured up well. It is off to the side about .020 but i'm not going to cut it apart for that. Hopefully get my welder to weld it up soon.
show off.....lol... 8) cant wait to see this masterpiece
Going the other way, I took 2" out of my "winter" swinger. Pretty straightforward. :thumbs:
I wouldn't suggest any hill climbs with it but she sure corners nice on the ice. :lol:
Well got the swinger back in my hands. Wasn't able to use the guy that works for me to weld it so there was another guy at work that tigs, so I asked him to do it. Started the grinding process tonight and it looking pretty good. Hard part is yet to come between the shock stiffers on the swinger. The only problem I have is I got a little more invested in this thing than I wanted as the welder guy has a fairly high hourly rate and it took a few hrs to weld up, still less than a aftermarket and its stock looking. :thumbs: Will post up a few pictures in a few days.
Well finally got the swinger done and on. Just waiting on a few parts but she will be ready for LS Rally. :thumbs:
Looks good Tony! :thumbs:
dang, that turned out AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Man that swinger extention looks really familiar...
my stock swinger ext. build.
http://www.raptorsource.com/forum/index.php?topic=5892.0
Notice any similarities???
Quote from: dpe_ele on October 01, 2010, 07:33:54 PM
Man that swinger extention looks really familiar...
my stock swinger ext. build.
http://www.raptorsource.com/forum/index.php?topic=5892.0
Notice any similarities???
Yes I do cause I did what you had in your pictures. :nod:
You did such a great job on yours so I did it like yours.
so how did you like the swingarm extended? i know i saw you run it in some drags and seemed to be running pretty good. did you like it in the trails?
Quote from: txredxj on October 03, 2010, 05:54:09 PM
so how did you like the swingarm extended? i know i saw you run it in some drags and seemed to be running pretty good. did you like it in the trails?
I like it alot, do really have to worry to much about the front end coming although it did a couple times, and yea she is running pretty good for know, and the trails I couldn't tell any difference.
Quote from: MORAPTOR700 on October 03, 2010, 05:41:31 PM
Quote from: dpe_ele on October 01, 2010, 07:33:54 PM
Man that swinger extention looks really familiar...
my stock swinger ext. build.
http://www.raptorsource.com/forum/index.php?topic=5892.0
Notice any similarities???
Yes I do cause I did what you had in your pictures. :nod:
You did such a great job on yours so I did it like yours.
Yeah i gave it a lot of thought before i did it.
I was actually thinking about doing some of these stock ext. this winter for hire.
Quote from: dpe_ele on October 13, 2010, 06:40:01 PM
Quote from: MORAPTOR700 on October 03, 2010, 05:41:31 PM
Quote from: dpe_ele on October 01, 2010, 07:33:54 PM
Man that swinger extention looks really familiar...
my stock swinger ext. build.
http://www.raptorsource.com/forum/index.php?topic=5892.0
Notice any similarities???
Yes I do cause I did what you had in your pictures. :nod:
You did such a great job on yours so I did it like yours.
Yeah i gave it a lot of thought before i did it.
I was actually thinking about doing some of these stock ext. this winter for hire.
how much?????
+1
Old thread now :lol: I have been real busy up till now, I would say id do them for $300+ depending on what u wanted.
(end thread gank) shoot me a pm if your interested :thumbs: