Two wheel kit for 1988 phazer???

Find a yami about the same vintage with 4 rear idlers. Then use the inner spacers and other needed hardware. Find a machinist to shorten your axle.
 
skip the axle shortening at first, simply add some fender washers where the outside idlers used to be. from there, find any extra collars from any yamaha rear axle and cut one down. your keying on the track lug spacing to get your inner wheels set and its a straightforward process. those spacing collars are cheap enough oem, but there should be several available via the parts section here.
 
Yep, snow dad, that is an option too. I think you can still get the 4th wheel kits which would have all the correct spacers. You could use shims as you state eliminating the need to shorten the axle but I personally hate seening a stack of washers to shim anything. Then you also have 2'' plus of hardware hanging out the side of your skid. Will your suggestion work?? It sure will, and it would work just fine. I tend to be a bit anal when it comes to a clean mechanical look and I would spend the couple of bucks to have my machinist shorten the axle. I think the orginal poster was going after a "look" rather than a function.
Heck, I have a ton of skids laying around and could probably set you up for next to nothing with a machined axle.
 
total agreement tj. i just tossed it out there because i have seen it a few times prior where the riding discipline doesnt suit the set up. its a good way to "test" the theory will little commitment.

i somehow question a new england rider spending 90% of his time riding off trail, but then again i have never ridden there nor ever will. in my opinion, these 2 wheel theories were born and proven right in my back yard. having dealt with several, its a trial phase to see if its what they really want or need. take a studded trail track and drop to a 2 wheel, burn a few corners and you end up with a track of the skid and an upset customer blaming you.

best way is drive the pin out securing the bolt, remove bolt, grab a drill and a bottom tap, hit the cut-off saw and go to town. but thats a final, no going back alteration. i took the op as you did, fashion over function.
 
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