Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Swapping RM Forks
The Flyin Hawaiian:
All the guys running the 49s out here are using spacers. One of them is a AA enduro rider and ISDE vet. There is even one guy that swears buy 88 43mm CR forks and runs them on his 2010 KTM, also a ex AA and ISDE vet. His spacers are HUGE!
The Flyin Hawaiian:
I believe later model DR350s (98-99) use the same wheel, just with the drive unit tabs. Also RMXs and DRZs.
Enginerd:
--- Quote from: don46 on April 05, 2012, 09:48:45 AM ---first, if you press the stem out, you must press it all the way through, in other words the long part has to go all the way through, there is a circlip in the bottom that keeps the stem from coming through the clamp.
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Good info, Don. Thanks!
--- Quote from: don46 on April 05, 2012, 09:48:45 AM ---The spacers referred to would have to be split so when the clamps are tightened they would compress the spacers locking them on the clamp, I've done this before but only on the top clamp.
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Should the split in the spacer be aligned with the slot in the triple clamp, or oriented 180 degrees from the slot in the clamp?
Enginerd:
--- Quote from: The Flyin Hawaiian on April 05, 2012, 11:41:51 AM ---All the guys running the 49s out here are using spacers. One of them is a AA enduro rider and ISDE vet. There is even one guy that swears buy 88 43mm CR forks and runs them on his 2010 KTM, also a ex AA and ISDE vet. His spacers are HUGE!
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This is good to hear. It gives me a bit more confidence that the spacers will be plenty safe.
Neli:
I too want to install a set on 1998 RM fork on my 1993 KX 500, I already have the complete from end from an RM including the triple clamps, and was hoping that I could just press out the KX stem, and install it on the RM triple clamps, as it seems at first glance that the RM stem is a bit short.
Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
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