99-02 R6 SWING ARM SWAP
http://fzronline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1173
- In this swap I removed the OEM swing arm and installed the R6 swing arm.
- In order to get the R6 swinger in there I had to remove quite a bit of metal
from the frame sides as shown below. I call them the nubs because they are hardened steel bushings welded from the outside. I then trimmed them down to fit the new swinger in place. You can see from the pics that from grinding I removed some of the hollow part of the frame therefore filling it in with weld and some jb-weld and then sanding down and painting for rust prevention.
- I also had to cut a little from the actual swing arm to. You can see in the pic
how much was cut. 1/4 inch I believe.
- Once i was able to get the swinger to slide in I had to drill out the pivot
bolt hole to allow for the R6 beefed up pivot bolt to fit in place.
- I then installed the zx6r front sprocket for alignment issues and installed
a small bolt to keep it from backing out. That was MSZILVES idea from his YZF600 swing arm swap. Thanks Mark!
- I had to fab up a new upper shock mount to fit the R6 shock. Once mounted I then
had to purchase a set of triangle lowering links because the rear end sat up to high and when the kick stand was down it wanted to tip over. I have seen now they are selling the turnbuckle style which makes for an easier lowering and no tire removal.
- A small bracket was made for the master cylinder and brake switch and was also
spaced out for clearance and alignment issues.
- Everything turned out well and I would rate this mod or swap an 8 out of 10
1 being less difficult and 10 being most difficult.
Materials List
- R6 Swing Arm
- Rear caliper
- Master Cylinder
- Rotor
- Hub w/bolts
- Axle w/spacers
- Rim and tire 180/55/17
- Shock w/fab mount
- 520 Rear Sprocket
- 520 Zx6r Front Sprocket I went 14 front 47 rear
- 520 Chain w/120 link
- Chain Adjusters
- Swingarm w/shock
- Entire Assembly
- Old Assembly
- FZR Swinger Removal
- FZR Front Sprocket
- Old vs. New Front Sprocket (zx6r front)
- Me grinding away
- Cut off heal guard bracket
- Zx6r Front Sprocket Installed
- Pivot bolt hole
- Frame bushings right side (hardened steel)
- Frame bushings left side(hardened steel)
- Rear view
- Pivot bolt bushing
- Difference I had to cut
- Checking for clearance
- YAY it fits
- Closer view
- Want to thank my best friend Derek for bringing the bottle of Morgan
- And helping with the build!!
- Spaced out the master cylinder and brake switch to align with bracket
- Fabbed up upper shock mount