KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX100 / KX85 / KX80 / KX65 / KX60 => Topic started by: JOHNTHEGOONER on March 10, 2014, 04:37:26 AM

Title: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: JOHNTHEGOONER on March 10, 2014, 04:37:26 AM

Hi
Can anyone confirm if the rear shock off a KX 80 is the same as a KX 85
Thanks
John  :mrgreen:

Title: Re: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: Goat on March 11, 2014, 06:00:01 PM

What model years are we talking?

Title: Re: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: sandblaster on March 11, 2014, 06:12:37 PM

Don't know what you could bolt on but here is what the part numbers reveal:
45014-1662-45
1998 KX100-C1 KX100
1998 KX80-W1 KX80
1999 KX100-C2 KX100
1999 KX80-W2 KX80
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45014-1662-8V
2000 KX100-C3 KX100
2000 KX80-W3 KX80
2001 KX100-D1 KX100
2001 KX85-A1 KX85
2002 KX100-D2 KX100
2002 KX85-A2 KX85
2003 KX100-D3 KX100
2003 KX85-A3 KX85
2004 KX100-D4 KX100
2004 KX85-A4 KX85
2005 KX100-D5 KX100
2005 KX85-A5 KX85

Title: Re: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: JOHNTHEGOONER on March 12, 2014, 02:16:56 AM

The KX80 rear shock is off a 1999
The KX85 is a 2009
thanks
john

Title: Re: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: JOHNTHEGOONER on March 12, 2014, 02:19:58 AM

The KX80 shock does come with a KX85 linkage ????

Title: Re: KX 85 Rear Shock
Post by: don46 on March 12, 2014, 02:39:24 AM

The short answer is maybe, you will have to compare them dimensionally to see, many times they change something small and change the part number or maybe the shaft size. There would be minimal doubt that the bearings are different, what I would look for is the length, the length of the exposed shaft and make sure you have clearance on the frame  if the body is different. I've used different shocks on different bikes alot, in many cases my valving was off but yours should be close.