Options for shorter swinger-'86 250r

[cobradude]

Hey all, I have an '86 250r that currently has a +6" extended swing arm. I honestly hate the whole "squashed bug" look the trike has & want something closer to the +2" size.
Would it be easier to find someone that is willing to swap swingers or should I just hack it to the size I want?
If I do swap, do I need to make sure I swap the linkage for the shock too?
Thanks

[cobradude]

In other words, anybody want to swap swingers?
mine is in pic

[Swinger]

Your linkage should be fine unless it has been altered. If the swinger you are running now is extended after where your linkage hooks up, everything should still be fine. I have a stock length swinger that I would trade. I have a +9 and think its a little too much for some of the hills I will be climbing and wanted around a +5 or 6.

[cobradude]

Could you measure your stock swing arm from the pivot bolt to the center of the carrier for me please? I just want to make sure I'm telling you right when I say its a +6". I really think my linkage has been altered one way or another but don't have a stocker to compare it to

[oldskool83]

your linkage looks 100% stock from the pics. your swingarm is just long...normaly when extended very long you need to have different dog bone links to correct the bike geometery. Honestly id buy a stock on on ebay or off a member here ride it 1st, see if you like it, if you do have a +2 made or have somone stretch a factory one. you can sell you +6 on ebay and make money and get a factory one.

[Swinger]

I measured real quick and got 19 1/2" from center to center. Measured my extended one and its 29". Bigger than I thought,lol

[cobradude]

OK will measure mine in a bit. Thanks guys

[cobradude]

OK mine measures out to 27 1/2" on center, I'm guessing its a +8"?

[110klt]

Swaping swingers?????? What kind of CLUB is this???????????

[cobradude]

Swaping swingers?????? What kind of CLUB is this???????????

Would sound pretty bad from the outside, wouldn't it?

[Red Rider]

Would sound pretty bad from the outside, wouldn't it?

It sure would. I tried to view this thread, and a few others, from a few different hotels' business center computers, while I was on the road earlier this week, and the "Net Nanny" software, they had installed on them, wouldn't let me view them because of the slang term, "swinger."