Before this frame gets powder coated, I want to remove these brackets from either side. What are the consequences of removing these from either side? New rear-sets that don't use these as mounting points and I'll have to fabricate some other way of hanging the exhaust? Anything else I should consider before I get grinder-happy? (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/evandewan/IMG_3075.jpg)
No, that's about it.
Perhaps you might want to weld on whatever bracket you might need for hanging the exhaust?
What rearsets do not use these brackets?
Do you have them?
Quote from: greenmonster on January 03, 2011, 03:32:49 PM
What rearsets do not use these brackets?
Do you have them?
+1, I think all rearsets use these as the mount points, otherwise you'd be putting all your weight on the engine itself.
Well, maybe he could use S*R rearsets, along with the longer swingarm pivot shaft.
Haven't done it myself, so YMMV.
Quote from: Speeddog on January 03, 2011, 04:13:12 PM
Well, maybe he could use S*R rearsets, along with the longer swingarm pivot shaft.
Haven't done it myself, so YMMV.
That's true. And stock s*r rearsets are dirt cheap. are the pivot shafts the same diameter?
AFAIK, they're the same diameter.
Not sure at all if the brake hardware on an SSS rearset will clear a DSS.
Good points: How do different type (mounting points) rear sets mount and where does the brake apparatus go? The new titanium mufflers are high mount and I was going to fab a bracket off the sub-frame portion of the frame. I'll have to solve the rear brake issue before the sparks start to fly....
Quote from: DTR on January 05, 2011, 07:32:26 AM
Good points: How do different type (mounting points) rear sets mount and where does the brake apparatus go? The new titanium mufflers are high mount and I was going to fab a bracket off the sub-frame portion of the frame. I'll have to solve the rear brake issue before the sparks start to fly....
The only ones that
don't mount to those brackets that I know of are the s*r rearsets. The brake side of those has a bracket for the master cylinder. Others, like the cyclecat have a bracket to relocate the linkage to the lower sump bolts.
Thank you everyone for making me apply some sense to this: I don't want to add any more load to the engine (i.e.- the load of my Fat A** on the rear sets). The engine cases have been welded up and added stress isn't necessary. So, I'll stick to some modified OE ones just until I get this 18 month (plus) project back on the road.