wheredahoesatracing Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 I got a lonestar drag axle and im putting it on a new swingarm but how in the hell do you make sure that the axle is centered cause it has lock nuts on both sides of the axle? I measured from the grease zert on the carrier to both sides and centered it that way but is there supposed to be some to stop it from going to far to where it is not centered? Quote
Hilarious Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 I got a lonestar drag axle and im putting it on a new swingarm but how in the hell do you make sure that the axle is centered cause it has lock nuts on both sides of the axle? I measured from the grease zert on the carrier to both sides and centered it that way but is there supposed to be some to stop it from going to far to where it is not centered? I think you just have to "eye ball" it. Mine doesnt have any spacers or anything to center it by. Keep in mind, depending on the brand of swingarm you have, the carrier will be offset a little to the right of the centerline of the frame. This is pretty typical on our banshees. Some aftermarket arms are worse than the others. I pretty much try to center the axle best i can on the frame then tighten the hubs down. I'll try to find a picture of the ass end of my bike to show the offset. It has a jj&a on it but same concept. Quote
wheredahoesatracing Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks that would be great anything helps!!! Quote
Hilarious Posted March 5, 2011 Report Posted March 5, 2011 here is a pic of my old setup with the lsr axle. its pretty much centered, very little offset.... and here is my new setup, offset is pretty drastic.... i would center it up with the subframe, main chassis best you can. Quote
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