Rear Axle Assembly & Swingarm
Information and Specifications
Rear Axle Housing Assembly, Assembled and ready to paint .
Our Standard Rear is the 38 ½ inch Wide from Drum to Drum
There is an additional charge of $200 for CUSTOM Width housings.The
Widest avalable is 45 1/2" and the Narowest is our Standard 35 1/2" wide
Rear
The U.S.Trikes (TM) Housing assembly comes completely assembled, and the
Differential is even
Pre-Greased.
The Housing is jig-aligned and MIG-welded, using CNC machined Mosier
engineering axle
tubes ends, 4130 Chrome Moly 2.5 inch O.D, 125 wall tubing. CNC Laser
Cut adjusting plates
that are ½ inch thick, CNC Laser cut center housing side plates that are
3/8 inch thick.
All crucial fitting parts are then finished on a Bridgeport Vertical
Mill.
The housings are machined to accept any early 1964 to 1979 8 inch small
bearing,
small Ford differentials, with 28 spline axles.
from Currie Enterprises, they are 28 spline Billet Steel Axles and
Currie Ford reconditioned 8" Ford differential.
Bill Currie Axles are made to my specifications, and are also used in my
Custom Width Rear Axle Housing Assembly.
We can also supply the Custom Width rear axle housing to your specs.
The wide-track Pioneer body style rear-axle assembly is 45 1/2 inches
wide, drum to drum.
The Liberty and Patriot body axle brake surface to brake surface width
is 38 ½ inches wide, drum to drum for use of
up to 12 ½ Section Width Tires.
These narrower housings are great for that wall-to-wall tire look.
The Rear Assembly comes Completely Assembled, Less Brakes, just add the
Brakes of your choice, which are also available from Bill Currie Ford.
All that is left to do to the rear-axle assembly is clean, prime, and
paint the color of your choice.
It is even Pre-Greased to be sure it is not overlooked.
Drive Sprocket-Price included with Rear Axle Assembly
CHAIN TO BELT DRIVE CONVERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL HARLEY DAVIDSONS
FOR $500 EXTRA
If you already have a belt-drive and wish to convert to chain, belt to
chain conversions are available from several sources for all Harley
Davidson models.
The drive sprocket of your choice will be supplied and installed in your
new U.S.Trikes axle housing and be spaced properly for your application
with my recommended optional front sprocket.
We use 9" Ford Rebuilt differentials and custom-made NEW Billet Steel
Axles.
We do not use cut and re-splined stock axles.
Brakes
Wilwood disc brakes or drum brakes available for all our kits.
Optional U.S. TRIKES [TM] Electric Reverse [patent pending]*
Fully installed, just connect 2 wires and you are ready to do backups
without pushing with your feet
The reverse kit MUST be ordered with the electric reverse housing
because the mounting for the
reverse motor is machined into the differential left-hand housing center
BEFORE it is welded to
the housing center spacing ring.
A new center housing is available at an extra cost if not ordered
initially.
The reverse kit comes pre-installed when ordered initially.
*LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ELECTRIC REVERSE MOTOR INCLUDED!
U.S. TRIKES THE ONLY TRIKE COMPANY TO OFFER A REVERSE OPTION FOR
SPORTSTERS
Trike Swing Arm, Ready To Paint
All swing arms are made from 2 X 2 X 3/16 inch square steel tubing with
CNC laser cut 1/2 inch
steel adjusting plates jig-aligned and MIG welded.
Front pivot pieces are machined from chrome-moly
seamless tubing, 2 X .188 wall and machined to take stock swing arm
pivot bushings or bearings, whichever is applicable.
Dynas and Sportsters need a donor swing arm, which will be incorporated
with our swing arm assembly.
( however, there will be no special application charges for Harley
Davidsons)
Stock Harley Dresser air-shocks mounted at approx. 40 degree forward at
the top
you will only need about 30 lbs. air pressure to carry a 150 lb.
passenger and 5 or 10 lbs. to ride
solo. (This included the weight of our hand-laminated fiberglass body)
our swing arms are mainly for
FL, FX, FLT and FXR.
Special applications charges are for chain-drive foreign bikes and
metric HDs.
