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Canadian Daves JustKDX
KX or KLX fork coversation for KDX?
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[QUOTE="AZRickD, post: 1127684, member: 70122"] On my 2003 KDX 220R, I put a 1998 KX250 fork and triple tree set on along with a 2001 wheel and axle. The consensus is nothing older than 1996, and newer is better with the 2003 forks being particularly nice for reasons I've forgotten. BTW, the KDX front caliper bolted right on the KX. If you want to maintain the trail-ability, you'll be wise to consider redoing the shim-stack and taking a few of a certain variety out to make it more cushy. I weigh 190 and ride at about 225. The KX250 has a .43 spring in front. I bought a 5.2 spring for the rear and tapped the screw down about an inch and a half until my sag was set to conventional specs (static sag was 1 inch and my total (race sag) was 4 inches). This is important because the KX front will tend to rise up on you on hill climbs if the rear squats too much. Since the KX forks are about an inch longer, I set mine up as far as the bars would allow (about 11/16th of an inch). My KDX forks were up about 1/2 inch. One advised that you take good measurements of your bike's geometry (sag, rake&trail,) as well as putting a bubble level on your seat (and marking the spot where it is level). This information will be used as part of your info to set the geometry. After that you'll have to work with the clickers as you do your practice rides to see how the front and rear behave over bumps, jumps and whoops. I had to slow up the rebound on the rear shock and might do the same for the front. There is a definate improvement with the KX hardware, but you'll still have to tune it to your needs. I used two pair of rubber mounts for the headlight shroud. It was a little tight on top, but was fine on bottom. Don't get them from Kawasaki. They are too expensive. Contact me if you need more info. Rick [/QUOTE]
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