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Message: [QUOTE="Woodsquest, post: 932163, member: 57669"] I would LOVE to post the information KDX200Kev, but as you can see from the quote you have in your reply, my messages are being not only edited, but completely deleted by someone, probably Mully. Com'on Mully, you challenged me to show you what I have. I did and you deleted it. What gives? What is it that has you as a moderator so concerned? Let me try again: Of course, start by getting all your KX front end components together. Here is a cut and paste of how to do the KDX / KX stem and triple clamp work: With both the KX and the KDX lower triple clamps in hand, press the stems out of each and press the KDX stem into the KX lower triple clamp. Now the KDX bearings will be used. The KDX lower bearing is pressed on to the KDX stem, (now attached to the KX lower triple clamp) and the whole thing slides up onto the KDX frame and into the stock KDX bearing race. (which was never removed). The KDX upper bearing is placed over the portion of stem sticking up out of the frame opening and into the upper race. It now becomes obvious that the stem is too long when you place the KX upper triple clamp over the protruding KDX stem and the stem sticks up through the KX upper triple clamp with more stem than threads. A spacer is used to be able to apply tension when tightening the upper stem nut. I used the stock KX stem nut since it was big enough to just slide over the KDX stem and was about the right thickness to now allow the KDX nut to pull down tight to the upper triple clamp without bottoming out. Put the KX stem nut over the KDX stem, then the KX upper triple clamp, then tighten down with the KDX nut. Because the KDX stem is a smaller diameter than the KX was, there will be some slop when putting the upper triple clamp on. Some simple shim stock material works great. Trim up a piece of shim stock to just wrap around the stem and slide the KX upper triple clamp over the KDX stem wrapped in the shim stock. I used brass but can't remember the thickness. Maybe .025? Man, that's all there is to it! Now that the triple clamps are mounted to the frame, slide the KX forks on, attach the wheel and brake, handlebars and controls. Easy peasey, as they say. The pressing work is about $15 from any machine shop and the shim stock was about $5 from a hobby store that specialized in model railroading. Any questions just let me know. *** sorry *** I will try cutting and pasting other info for you if you wish as well. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]

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