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swingarm and shock swap

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doomus:
Right ;)

due to my shock being fubarred at 18k I just got an 06 zx636 shock to replace it, and I am also swapping the horrible, nasty, cheap swingarm for a powdercoated zx6r J1 swingarm that I had lying around from my zx6r streetfighter project.

Trimmed a few mm off of the lower shock linkage bush so that I could fit the shock.

For now I am trial fitting the swingarm. It looks like the only issue in using the swingarm is that I will need spacers for each side of the swingarm pivot, about 15mm on each side.

It looks likely that I can simply fit the rear wheel using the spacers and spindle from the stock arm. The caliper hanger also fits, which is a bonus. Unfortunately I do not have any adjuster blocks for the swingarm so I am going to have to source some from ebay.

These zx6r swingarms can sell for pittance on ebay and look nicer than stock so worth considering

some pix

billyritchie:
looks alot like the z1000 swing arm, any weight advanteges

doomus:
Weighs a lot less and looks a lot nicer 8)

billyritchie:
ye, definatly looks alot better than the iron girder we get as standard,

bjn:
I plan to do this swap in a couple of months and I have most of the parts. So, I'm glad to hear that the stock brake bracket works.

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