Hey guys man thanks for all the input i just went out and took some meashurements hers what i have
Susp. mouting points center to center its about 31.5
Holes on the chassie to mount susp. is about 33.5
front swing arm to rear idle wheel center to center about 33.5
Its pretty apparent one of the holes need to shift a lil bit but im not sure if i need to move the front hole or the rear mount? Thanks for all your help agine guys
My '02 measures 30-5/16 to the upper rear hole and up to 30-1/2" on the lower mount hole on the rear for center/center distances on the chassis.
My suspension setting out loose measures long, but will pull in when mounted. So your 31.5 on the rear suspension sounds right - and it should have prox 30-3/8" mount holes to bolt to.
I know the rear susp was further ahead on the '01 and older (as well as Rev and newer?) I would have guessed that not only the front but the rear mounts were moved back, but I guess I don't know that - and untill someone with an 00 or 01 chimes in - who knows?
It sure sounds like you must have an '02 or '03 Zx rear and that the '02/03 must be shorter than the 01. ???
It sounds like you need to pop a new hole further back in the front to me in the same place an '02 or '03 would have been. (but I'm not there) This would be the same as any thread that shows you how to "set your suspension back" on any yr sled other than '02/'03 Zx's.
All you really need to doo is take off that steel plate that is rivited on _ on the inside, and move it back 3" and re-mount it. But you should git a pc of alum plate to put on the outside of the tunnel to strengthen it up before you rivit your steel plate fast. If you look where your front hole is now - it should be dbl wall thickness between the bulkhead plate and the tunnel plate.
Put several rivits in this plate to the tunnel.
Also - we have before - on a Pol - ran a bar from the new hole up to the old hole and bolted that fast as well.
Hopefully you can find a thread on this with pics still "up" as that is quicker than a 1000 werds.
IMO - while you have all that out and are making chips - I recommend drilling the 10mm threads out of the cross bar inside the front scissors (the one that you are bolting to up front) and tapping it out to 7/16 and installing with grade 5 or 8 bolts. I sheared off one of those little 10mm jobbies once.
This may require drilling the front hole out bigger as well. I don't remember anymore. ??? I haven't broken anymore front bolts!
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