KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: wicked500 on July 21, 2009, 01:21:33 PM
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1991 Kx500 Swing Arm On a 1987 will this work? im looking at buying a extended swing arm for hill climbing will a swing arm from a 91 kx500 fit on the 87?
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Does anyone know if this is a direct bolt on will it fit can I modify it to fit any 87 guys out there???
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It should bolt into the frame around the motor without any problems. The linkage is where you might have problems.
On my bike I used a 92 frame, 87 swing arm with the 92's shock. I had to make some spacers for some of the linkage. I'm not exactly sure what year linkage I ended up using (put them on the bench forgot which was which when I came back a few days later :roll:). I do know that out of all the combnations I tried, none was a bolt in deal without some kind of spacer needed.
Although now that I think about it, if I needed spacers, that means the 87's was wider around the piviot arm....meaning the 91's would be narrower. The only place I needed the spacers was for the dogbones on the piviot and the piviot to frame brackets.
Hope this helps and doesn't confuse you.....I know I'm sort of consfused now.
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It should bolt into the frame around the motor without any problems. The linkage is where you might have problems.
On my bike I used a 92 frame, 87 swing arm with the 92's shock. I had to make some spacers for some of the linkage. I'm not exactly sure what year linkage I ended up using (put them on the bench forgot which was which when I came back a few days later :roll:). I do know that out of all the combnations I tried, none was a bolt in deal without some kind of spacer needed.
Although now that I think about it, if I needed spacers, that means the 87's was wider around the piviot arm....meaning the 91's would be narrower. The only place I needed the spacers was for the dogbones on the piviot and the piviot to frame brackets.
Hope this helps and doesn't confuse you.....I know I'm sort of consfused now.
hey thanks for the help greatly appreciated