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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Is it possible to put a rocker swingarm on any other softail.What i mean is it the same width at the pivot.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Surely somebody knows this
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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1 more try
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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You can mount any swingarm you want but it'll involve modifications obviously because you're going with a wider swingarm. Doesnt matter if you use the one from the rocker or any custom one.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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I realize ill have to change some things I just didnt know if the frame on a rocker was the same as the rest of the softails.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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The only thing I could find out about is that the inner primary is differnt it a 1/4" out further than a wide tire softail. I would also think that the trans mount is over the same distance or maybe not. I had a line on a used swingarm off a Rocker and could'nt find out any real answers. I have since passed it up. I think next winter I may try it or just give up on it and get a Heartland 250 kit.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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IS there a WIDER tire kit for the rocker? Like a 300? or more?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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IS there a WIDER tire kit for the rocker? Like a 300? or more?
Not that I have seen anywhere. If there was you would need a r/s drive transmission. I have seen 300 kits and all had RSD.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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thanks for the info
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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I was thinking the same thing... I measured the frame width at the pivot at about 2" wider than my deuce...

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