200x swingarm bolt interchangability

[captainweezy]

Has anyone figured out a close match that will work to replace it? I have a machine shop buddy that gave me a quote for 50 of them but there was no way they would sell at his price.
I don't need one myself but it seems like I have gotten several calls lately with request for them. I think if we could find a good replacement for around $25-30, they would be much more affordable than the $50 range they sell for on feebay.

[Jmoozy27]

The 86-88 trx200sx is a direct swap. Bolt on.

[oscarmayer]

$50 is cheap! I paid $79 for an OEM 200x bolt and nut. no chain tensioners included either. this was from hondaparts.

[hippyplz]

The 86-88 trx200sx is a direct swap. Bolt on.
For 1st or 2nd gen?

[captainweezy]

Sorry I need to specify. 83-85 first gens.

Oscarmeyer- I don't think many will pay much over $50. $79 is nuts which is why we need to find a good replacement.

[ironchop]

They are expensive to get remade because of the way they are designed.

You have to drill the end with a center drill, pull the stock out of the chuck, bring the live center in to keep it from tapering all before you cut the threads and profile the end and cut off with a parting tool.

Here`s where the problem is, those flats milled in the end just behind the flange would more than likely be cut one of two ways in a cnc machine. They are either cut while still in the lathe if it has live tooling (its like a mini milling head for endmills, drills, etc mounted right on the lathe turret posts) which saves a ton of time OR setup in a mill afterwards to cut the flats using and 4th axis rotary fixture or similar fixturing which costs a lot more time especially in setup time. Setup time is the same for any job wether its 10 pcs or 100 and you don`t make any money for setup which is why shops have a minimum fee just to attempt to make the first part. The material costs adds up quickly due to the length of each piece also.

there are a lot of other factors as well.

Shane, try asking for shops that have lathes with live tooling because that makes a radical difference in price

Ironically, I would never own a shop myself because the overhead is so high to stay current and competitive these days. Shops have a lot smaller profit margins than most people think.

[Jmoozy27]

For 1st or 2nd gen?

I have one in a second gen frame now