fork interchangeability on the kx 500

[turbo93svt]

does anyone know if a set of forks and triple trees of of a 93 kx 250 will go onto an 89 kx 500 frame?? any help would be greatly appreciated as im trying to upgrade to the newer inverted forks.

[DoldGuy]

Yes & No,

The trees and forks will fit but you have to swap the stem from the K5 to the K2.5 trees & have a bushing made for the top tree. Also keep in mind the K2.5 trees have less offset (which could be a good or bad thing depending on type of riding you do).

[turbo93svt]

thanks for letting me know the forks are coming with the lower triple tree and the stem but no upper triple tree so i was wondering if my 500 top would work or would i have to get the 250 one and make a bushing, thanks for your feedback.

[DoldGuy]

Turbo,
You need the K2.5 top tree also, the offset is different between the them.

[turbo93svt]

okay thanks for the information, i will see if the forks come with the top tree or not if not i will watch for one i can pick up, how involved is it to make the bushing you were refering to?

[doordie]

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,5652.0.html

[turbo93svt]

thanks to everyone for the great info, i appreciate it.

[azracer19]

i have a set of upper and lower tripple clamps from a 2002 kx 250 if they will work

[turbo93svt]

im not sure if they will or not, i have and 89 kx 500 and the forks are from an 93 kx 250 but if they will work how much would you want for them?

[DoldGuy]

The 93 forks are 43mm and too small for the clamps.

[keithluneau]

So you're the guy that got those forks I was watching on eBay? lol

I was thinking of swapping the conventional forks on my '89 250 with these '93 forks, but the auction had no top clamp, axle, or caliper, and I didn't know what all would swap over from my bike, so I left it alone.

[turbo93svt]

yeah i kinda took a chance on buying them, i figured they came off a kawasaki so how hard could it be, i will let you know once i figure out what else i have to buy and how much the total was