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Canadian Daves JustKDX
KDX to KX front end conversion - Complete!
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[QUOTE="TVRider, post: 612726, member: 36242"] I did some measuring after the fact (a little tough after everything is assembled) and the KX lower triple is about 4-5 mm thinner than the KDX lower triple. The washers I used for shims amounted to about 7mm. I didn't have a KX stem or steering head nut so that's what I ended up with. The machine shop I used was FTZ racing here in Cape. John has a nationwide rep as one of the best engine builders for mini sprints. They told me it was a press fit and they would be comfortable riding on that stem, good enough for me. They did express some concern over the knurl and loctite method but since mine was a press fit that wasn't an issue. The KDX brake cylinder, cable, caliper and all dropped right onto the KX forks and front brake disk, no modification neccessary. As far as how the KX forks are set up: Stock 99 KX250 springs .42-.43 (as I mentioned below Jeremy Wilkey said that year KX250 had progressive springs). The forks had been softened by removing the bladders and revalved by C-Cycle (a shop the former owner used). NEMX305 (the seller of the KX front end) recommended futher softening for really tight wood riding. Jeremy recommended riding for a while to see how I like it. I went out in the street and hit the curb coming back into the driveway hard and it soaked that little bump up like it was nothing. That's the extent of my riding so far. I hope to go riding a little with my son on Saturday. I'll keep you posted. Tom [/QUOTE]
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