85/85 lt250r swingarm fix

[damageinc2785]

anyone got any tips on fixing the cracking swingarm problem on the 85/86 lt250r.
this will be the 2nd cracked one i have. i've never had a skid plate on it. i just bought a new one i was thinking have it welded then put on the skid plate it should be fine. the skid plate mounts before and after where they always crack.
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/damageinc2785/IMG00116.jpg

[skippy]

ive seen people add a support, to the carrier. by bolting it to the bottom the swingarm and then welding it two where the carrier adjusts..

a bent piece of metal.

[brapp]

weld it and then make an band to go around it to reinforce it then put yur skid son shoudl be fine.

[nd4speed]

Buy a 1987-90 LT250R swingarm and carrier and bolt that on. You might need the shock linkage too but I am not sure. Other than that everything else you have will work on the new swingarm.

Here's a good LT thread to read:
http://forums.everything2stroke.com/suzuki-other/2959-stuff-swaps-out.html

[sblt500r]

that cracked one is a 85. 86's have a reinforcment in that area. i have an 86 lt250r, and it hasn't cracked there, but it seems to crack everywhere else!

heres a 85 swinger i fixed awhile ago. 1/4 inch plate welded and bent up and over the carrier mounts.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swinger2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swinger3.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swingerfix.jpg

[SWIGIN]

that cracked one is a 85. 86's have a reinforcment in that area. i have an 86 lt250r, and it hasn't cracked there, but it seems to crack everywhere else!

heres a 85 swinger i fixed awhile ago. 1/4 inch plate welded and bent up and over the carrier mounts.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swinger2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swinger3.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b317/sblt/swingerfix.jpg



thats a nice patch job.

i always added a long plate to each side as well...maybe a foot long and wide enough to fit the sides