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Originally Posted by x-bird
looking good. My one suggestion would be to utilize the swingarm to build a pair of vertical tubing triangles or frames on either side and send tubing down to an additional bearing hangar close to the wheel to take some stress off the axle. you've got a pretty looooong extension from the old mounts to the wheels.
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Great observation! My rear hubs can be moved along the 1.25" axle and then locked into place in order to adjust rear track width. I find the current position to be the most pleasing to the eye, stable and quite close to the track width of the front wheels (but jumping the buggy is out of the question in this configuration). This is basically my neighborhood / street cruising rear wheel arrangement.
I intend to slide the wheels inboard a bit before any serious off-roading in order to greatly reduce the bending moment on the axle. But, I still may have to modify the swingarm further in the future to increase its strength as you're suggesting. Time will tell!
Thank you for the feedback!
