Need advise on swinger length

[Sandfrk33]

The end is in sight for my hillshooter build. Motor is 80% done, chassis is 75%. Time to figure out my swinger and tire set up.

 

Motor: 10mil cub on alky.

 

Chassis: Suspended single a-arm stretched +12 out front.

 

I am 240lbs. Not sure how long I need the swinger to be. I don't want to over do it. I was thinking around +10 swinger with 14 paddle extremes. My buddy is building the swinger, so I want to get it right the first time. Any opinions are welcome

[BigRed350x]

The end is in sight for my hillshooter build. Motor is 80% done, chassis is 75%. Time to figure out my swinger and tire set up.

 

Motor: 10mil cub on alky.

 

Chassis: Suspended single a-arm stretched +12 out front.

 

I am 240lbs. Not sure how long I need the swinger to be. I don't want to over do it. I was thinking around +10 swinger with 14 paddle extremes. My buddy is building the swinger, so I want to get it right the first time. Any opinions are welcome

 

With the huge stretch out front you don't need to go too crazy on the swinger. Keep it as short as you can to keep your weight over the rear end and keep as much traction as you can. If your shooting a really long hill, you might not want that much paddle. It will bog you down up on the big end. 11's or 12's are adaquate for most 10mil setups on a big hill. If its a short hill and you want to jump out in front real quick, the 14's would be good. The +10 is probably a good place to start on the swingarm IMO. I would do a 22x11x8 12 paddle extreme instead of the 14-paddles though. Those are generally a pretty good tire for 10mil cubs on the hill.

 

- Jared

[Sandfrk33]

Thanks for the reply Jared. I'm starting on the swinger in the next week or so. I'll post up some pics when I start doing the mock up