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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: 99tjrockcrawler on February 26, 2004, 12:30:12 PM

Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: 99tjrockcrawler on February 26, 2004, 12:30:12 PM
Will a rear wheel from a 2001 kx250 fit a 2003 kx500?  Also what about a 97 kx250 wheel, will it fit?
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: gmtexas on February 26, 2004, 01:35:24 PM
To go along with the rear wheel question, How about a thread on what parts will fit the KX 500 off other years and models. This is especially important to those of us who lack both factory and spousal support. I think I just made up a new word. :roll:
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: teamgreen500 on February 26, 2004, 03:20:05 PM
The '97 will fit. I'm pretty sure that 2000 is the last year of inter-changeability due to axles...I think.

Manny
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: kawdude on February 26, 2004, 03:30:12 PM
Quote from: gmtexas
To go along with the rear wheel question, How about a thread on what parts will fit the KX 500 off other years and models. This is especially important to those of us who lack both factory and spousal support. I think I just made up a new word. :roll:


Excellent idea...

I have a 250 18" rim that I purchased on ebay.  Haven't tried it yet but it looks the same.  My 5oo is a 94 and I believe this rim is a 92 or 93.

How did the axle change???
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: mikesmith on February 27, 2004, 07:59:45 AM
The front axle got bigger in the mid 90's,never heard of the rear changing though.
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: kawdude on February 27, 2004, 12:52:56 PM
Yes the front axle did change.  I bought a set of forks for a 92-93 (blue anodized) and they didn't fit.  I wanted a simple fix and got involved in a mess.  I wound up switching lowers out of the old shocks into the new ones.  It worked but was a lot tougher.
Title: rear kx250 wheel on a 500
Post by: mikesmith on February 27, 2004, 09:37:44 PM
Team Kawasaki had some shims/collars they had made to run the old wheels on the new forks at one time,untill they got rid of there old spares.