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alward25:
Has anybody retrofitted KX 450 wheels to fit a KX 500? I found a little info on the rear but none on the front. Rear needs a 450 axle and the rotor is bigger. Any other info would be awesome. I was looking at this upgrade because of all the new wheels sets that are for the 450 not the 500. More wheels options, you know.
Thanks

IcemanK5:

--- Quote from: alward25 on February 03, 2010, 06:22:03 AM ---Has anybody retrofitted KX 450 wheels to fit a KX 500? I found a little info on the rear but none on the front. Rear needs a 450 axle and the rotor is bigger. Any other info would be awesome. I was looking at this upgrade because of all the new wheels sets that are for the 450 not the 500. More wheels options, you know.
Thanks

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I have a set of DNA-X 08 kx450f wheels on my 90 KX500.
I had to change the wheel bearing to fit the 90 KX. The front wheel rotor was the same so the rotor fit in the calip. the way it should.
The back wheel needed to have the rotor turned down so the rotor would in the calip.

Kurt 

alward25:
So the front was a direct bolt on? I thought the bolt pattern for the rotor is the same on the back as the 450. Could you just use the 500 rotor on the back that is smaller in diameter?
Thanks

IcemanK5:

--- Quote from: alward25 on February 17, 2010, 01:18:59 PM ---So the front was a direct bolt on? I thought the bolt pattern for the rotor is the same on the back as the 450. Could you just use the 500 rotor on the back that is smaller in diameter?
Thanks

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The rotor for the back wheel will not fit the bolt patteren for the new wheels.
But you can do what I did and hunt around for months and see if you can find one that will.
I got tired of checking all the rotors to see if I could fined one.
You can either cut the rotor down to size OR mod the rear calipra bracket that holds the calipra....make it adjustable....

Kurt

IcemanK5:

--- Quote from: IcemanK5 on February 21, 2010, 02:26:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: alward25 on February 17, 2010, 01:18:59 PM ---So the front was a direct bolt on? I thought the bolt pattern for the rotor is the same on the back as the 450. Could you just use the 500 rotor on the back that is smaller in diameter?
Thanks

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Sorry I srewed up on one point:
You will need to buy the front rotor for the 08 KX450 so if fits the front wheel.
BUT the rotor and wheel will bolt right up to the forks and calipra. This of course is after you replace the bearings and make new wheel shims. 

The rotor for the back wheel will not fit the bolt patteren for the new wheels.
But you can do what I did and hunt around for months and see if you can find one that will.
I got tired of checking all the rotors to see if I could fined one.
You can either cut the rotor down to size OR mod the rear calipra bracket that holds the calipra....make it adjustable....

Kurt

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