Swing Arm

[Roland]

Is there a heat treat on the swing arm? What alloy is it? i want to weld something to it and wanted to know if that would get rid of any heat treat that was on it. Thank you

[Martin]

If you give us a picture of where and what you want to weld on to it, it would be helpful.  :dunno
Regards Martin

[Roland]

I want to weld an aluminum flange to hold a suspension piece onto the pint where the socket is. Any ideas on how to move the shock to where the battery is would be muchly apreciated as well.

[Martin]

If you intend for it to support a mount for a shock absorber it would definitely break. Take a look at where the OEM shock is mounted and compare. There is no comparison.  :nono  Maybe if you explain fully what you are tying to do and why, one of the inmates may come up with something. If moving the shock into a horizontal position is your intention it can and has been done but at great expense, and a lot of math and engineering is involved.
Regards Martin.

[Roland]

I eant to put a flange and a rocker at that point and have a shock and rod go to to where the joint is in the frame. I will put a stiffer spring and shock to compensate for the loss of leverage. I just wanted to know if the awing arm was hardened or not.

[Martin]

There was a post on a K100 with custom rear suspension. If I find it I'll post it.
Regards Martin

[Martin]

[Martin]

 Try here.
Regards Martin.
https://au.pinterest.com/pin/539587599092104264/