Another homemade swingarm

[YZ Otis]

Been a bunch of swingarm buildin goin on so I'll share mine. Our Blaster's down for upgrades and one of the changes is suspension. Built it a couple years ago from 2 arms but now changed the shock mount & cleaned it up a bit. Here's the arm set up for ex400 shock. I used Phragle's info to locate mount holes so I can experiment. Doin the same kinda thing on the a-arms but they ain't painted yet Be awhile till I get this thing all together to test it.

Before:

Now:

 

[stephen12091985]

damn man thats a good idea for the shock.looks clean to.nice job.rep for ya

 

[brandoz28]

never cease to amaze me otis! looks clean, nice adjustable lower mount

 

[R2F]

Very nice work. Like how you used the stock braces. Looks very clean and stock at first glance.

 

[YZ Otis]

Was thinkin since there's quite a few of us with ex400 shocks, someone might come up with the optimum location for the lower mount. Mine won't be finished for awhile but maybe someone else will find that sweet spot first. By putting the mounts inside the shock yoke there's room to get the bolt in. Shock can be drilled for bushings to make a nice installation.
Just fuelin the fire
Burp...

 

[brandoz28]

i made a couple little acrylic bushings for my 250r shock...its pretty easy to do

 

[Blasterdude27]

Wow that looks great otis! Nice work as allways

 

[DReeds]

dude that thing is sweet looking,so clean..realllllyyyy nice. If i had a blasty still id deff want one done. Welds look great,not all gummy like ive seen..

 

[YZ Otis]

i made a couple little acrylic bushings for my 250r shock...its pretty easy to do

If ya know anyone with a lathe they're easy to make. Just make some extra so you can change them out. It's not a big surface area so something like delrin will wear kinda quick.

 

[brandoz28]

hehehehe i did it with my ghetto lathe.....my craftsman drill hahaha

 

[stephen12091985]

hehehehe i did it with my ghetto lathe.....my craftsman drill hahaha

would of never thought of that

 

[brandoz28]

yeah, allen head bolt and small nut to hold it and put it in the chuck....then find something to shave it

 

[TRblaster]

r u making these to sell??

 

[YZ Otis]

r u making these to sell??

Naw, I wouldn't weld on anyones suspension. I ain't a good welder.

 

[blasterfreek30]

otis my man lol...awesome job, i love the inside mount idea, that should stabilize that bottom mount perfectly, great job bud!.. have lotsa green lol

 

[YZ Otis]

otis my man lol...awesome job, i love the inside mount idea, that should stabilize that bottom mount perfectly, great job bud!.. have lotsa green lol

Thanks man, the inside mount was for bolt clearance. Now I can set up long travel for the dunes & shorten/tighten it up for log roads

 

[trevorman210]

that will be a nice one to ride

 

[2000blasternewb]

Naw, I wouldn't weld on anyones suspension. I ain't a good welder.

what are you talkin about bro??? those welds are beutiful. have you seen mine lol.

 

[YZ Otis]

LOL... Those welds have obviously been tampered with to fool the eye

 

[brandoz28]

flap wheels are your best friend!