Convert Stock Swingarm?

[murder_banshee]

Rather than dropping $600-1000 on a new chromoly swingarm, I would like to see if anyone makes kits to convert the stock swingarm chain adjustment to the round house Honda style adjustment? Is there a kit anyone recommends? And how did it work out? Planning on staying stock length, just would prefer to upgrade the chain adjustment to round house style.
 

Thanks

[Milfslayer21]

You can buy just the round house carrier piece from several swingarm builders. Then just cut the end off the stock arm and weld it on. Easy peasy. Or buy a $275 Tyson arm. 

[tmace]

JJ&A sell the housing for $35 I think, stellar can also cut you out something custom and send you one. 

[murder_banshee]

6 hours ago, tmace said:

JJ&A sell the housing for $35 I think, stellar can also cut you out something custom and send you one. 

This may be a stupid question, but I noticed on the JJ&A website that there are no tabs for the pinch bolts on their housing…how are you supposed to tighten/secure the carrier? Do you have to fabricate and weld tabs on yourself?

[gusto]

The adjustment is not on the housing, its on the bearing carrier. Super simple to adjust.

[hoppedupandcutdown]

7 hours ago, murder_banshee said:

This may be a stupid question, but I noticed on the JJ&A website that there are no tabs for the pinch bolts on their housing…how are you supposed to tighten/secure the carrier? Do you have to fabricate and weld tabs on yourself?

Yes, they also sell the pinch bolt sleeves.

[murder_banshee]

3 hours ago, gusto said:

The adjustment is not on the housing, its on the bearing carrier. Super simple to adjust.

Not referring to chain adjustment, I was meaning how do you actually secure the carrier if there are no pinch bolt tabs on the housing. Looks like my question was answered below though

[murder_banshee]

34 minutes ago, hoppedupandcutdown said:

Yes, they also sell the pinch bolt sleeves.

Awesome, that’s what I was wanting to know, thanks

[murder_banshee]

How do these stock swingarm conversions compare/hold up compared to a new chromoly arm? Any input on this? Thanks

[tmace]

14 hours ago, murder_banshee said:

This may be a stupid question, but I noticed on the JJ&A website that there are no tabs for the pinch bolts on their housing…how are you supposed to tighten/secure the carrier? Do you have to fabricate and weld tabs on yourself?

Get you some 5/8” OD, .120 wall tubing. 3/8” hardware works perfect. Cut it to about 1.75”-2” and center it up on the gap in the carrier tube, weld both sides and then cut the middle out when you are done. 

[locogato11283]

How do these stock swingarm conversions compare/hold up compared to a new chromoly arm? Any input on this? Thanks

They can last forever. I did a few back in the day. I’d still recommend just buying a new arm and being done with it.

[specialblend07]

By the time you get done doing the work, you would be money ahead just buying one from Tyson.