Dave
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Yep....been there, done that, made the same mistake.
After making a notch in mine for an 18" wheel and Kawasaki front pulley, I welded mine and found out after painting and installing the wheel the gap closed. I put a bottle jack in there and spread them apart again - but I really don't know if the spread equally and the alignment is still proper.
I have a new swingarm without the notch all painted up and ready to go. It turns out that with the double Kawasaki pulley conversion my wheel is all the way back, and I don't need a notched swingarm anymore.
Yes it is hindsight for both of us - but a spacer needed to be in the axle slot while welding. At this point you also need to know the offset spacing, as I don't know that the bottle jack method makes the arms spread equally, as one side may be stronger and not as easy to bend as the other side.
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