you're actually going to want to raise the swingarm and shock mounts on the frame to drop the frame/ride height. Making that move will then lead to engine clearance concerns on the rearward rake of the rear frame and cargo rack area when the swingarm goes into compression. Moving just the shock mounts will accomplish the same thing, but change the platform angle in relation to the ground so carb and clearance concerns doing that.
While your at repair stage with the front end, I would recommend eliminating the single shear installation design. Get 5/8ths ends and high misalignment spacers and make it double shear paired vertical mount plates on your spindle pivot points and steering arm and get vertical support on that arm. With the spacers you will have enough turning radius and will eliminate any chance of bind at the spindle side. your suspension travel will then be limited by the steering rack connection to the tie rod. Also working a new bung into the end of the lower arm to add about 3/4" of length and putting it on an angle close to parallel to the ground at loaded ride height will help matters. gusset the corner of the arms where the crack is.
swingarm brace is a good plan/location, but a piece of 1" tubing would be stronger than the angle iron.
Last edited by x-bird; 03-02-2018 at 06:59 AM.
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