RDKLL
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VRCC #1231 VRCCDS #271
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« on: June 26, 2013, 05:52:53 AM » |
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What would be the best way to remove material on the swingarm in the area where a wider tire may contact it, without distorting the swingarm. I want to be able to get an idea of how much room there is available bbetween the inner wall of the arm and the driveshaft.
Could it be something as simple as a bandsaw....worried about the heat build up
TIA
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Pete
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2013, 06:48:47 AM » |
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With a slow careful grinder!
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2013, 08:07:09 AM » |
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we'll be there when we get there - Valkless,, on lookout....
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Rio Wil
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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2013, 08:10:57 AM » |
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Just curious......what size tire are you thinking about?
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RDKLL
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VRCC #1231 VRCCDS #271
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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2013, 01:34:27 PM » |
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a 240....I think a 240/50-16
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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2013, 01:39:58 PM » |
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a 240....I think a 240/50-16
I would bet you'd be weakning the arm without adding some other form of support. |
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RDKLL
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VRCC #1231 VRCCDS #271
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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2013, 02:09:35 PM » |
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It would be notched and reboxed..I hope I am using the lingo correctly
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« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2013, 02:45:16 PM » |
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I think his name is Dusty, anyway he took an notched his and took a hammer then bend it in and then welded back. If you mess it up get hold of Beekeeper. I just gave him a spare swing arm.
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« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2013, 02:51:12 PM » |
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Lots of grinding, which will heat it up some depending on how fast you want to get er done. Machine shop, vertical mill with the right setup and if you dont have one, it will cost you a bundle..setup time and possible fixture to hold it.
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pancho
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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2013, 04:45:55 PM » |
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You are getting ready to mess up big time RDKILL.,,,, forget the current plan and build a custom swingarm if you just need a bigger tire.
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The most expensive things you will purchase, are those things you would not have needed if you had listened and obeyed.
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pancho
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« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2013, 05:05:10 PM » |
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Look, the way to do this job is with a mill, tig welder and good metal working skills. The fact that you are asking how to remove the material suggests that you may want to pass on this job....... No disrespect intended,, just don't see the sense in someone going down a road to self destruction and wasted effort, time and money unnecessarily.
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The most expensive things you will purchase, are those things you would not have needed if you had listened and obeyed.
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« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2013, 05:27:48 PM » |
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Noooooooooo...... [/quot Nooooooooooo! I would say 205 55/60/65 16 and forget the BS |
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« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2013, 04:50:27 PM » |
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I think his name is Dusty, anyway he took an notched his and took a hammer then bend it in and then welded back. If you mess it up get hold of Beekeeper. I just gave him a spare swing arm.
david
MasterBlaster also did his in the same fashion years ago and I believe that he has never had problems with his. |
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I still have a full deck.
I just shuffle slower ...
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2013, 05:48:27 PM » |
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When done with reforming the swingarm, just make sure you can still remove the driveshaft. If you make that passageway too small, the driveshaft is there to stay. Makes servicing the final drive real interesting. Plus, with the larger tire you're going to have trouble getting it past the final drive. So, you'll have to keep the final attached to the wheel and pull it all as a unit. You almost have to do that with a 205, depending on the profile.
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